Volume 78, No. 177B ©SS 2019 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2019 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas Taboo tattoos Female body artist takes big risk with every customer

BY TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — A female tattoo artist, a rarity in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer she takes on. It’s been 18 months since Sura- ya Shaheedi started her mobile tattoo shop in the capital, Kabul. She’s received death threats for taking on the taboo of the ink-on- skin drawings she does — as well as being a single woman willing to work with men. “I have struggled a lot, even been threatened with death, be- cause people in Afghanistan think doing tattoos is haram,” she said, using the Arabic word meaning prohibited by religion. “Whether my customers are men or women doesn’t matter to me. I do tattoos for both,” says

RAHMAT GUL/AP Shaheedi, a 26-year-old, divorced single mother. Tattoo artist Suraya Shaheedi, 26, inks a customer in Kabul, Afghanistan. In the 18 months since she started her mobile tattoo shop, Shaheedi has received death threats for taking on the craft — as well as for being a single woman willing to work with men. SEE RISK ON PAGE 5 It’s official: Space Force now sixth branch of military

BY COREY DICKSTEIN gon to create the Space Force, which “Let there be no mistake, the Unit- tional security.” Stars and Stripes is the first new branch of service ed States is the best in the world in Space Force now exists on paper, since the Air Force was carved out space today, and today we’re even but it is staffed almost entirely by WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space of the Army Air Corps in 1947. better,” said Air Force Gen. Jay troops who, for now, will remain Force now exists, but it could be Top Air Force officials on Friday Raymond, the commander of U.S. in the Air Force. Many other deci- months before it has its own troops. described the Space Force’s birth as Space Command, who has led Penta- sions remain to be made about the The sixth branch of the U.S. mili- a historic moment that signaled how gon efforts in space for months and service, its makeup and its culture. tary became reality Friday evening important space operations are to who Trump picked Friday to be the Congress gave the Defense Depart- when President Donald Trump the nation. It comes at a critical time first commander of the Space Force. ment 18 months to build the service. signed into law the fiscal year 2020 as China and Russia hone their own “The United States Space Force will Decisions on uniforms, insignia, National Defense Authorization Act, space abilities and close a capabili- ensure that we compete, deter and marketing strategies, rank structure and even who exactly will become a the annual bill that sets Pentagon ties gap in the domain that the Unit- win from a position of strength in policy. The NDAA directs the Penta- Raymond ed States has long dominated. securing our way of life and our na- SEE OFFICIAL ON PAGE 6

MILITARY WAR VIDEO GAMES Investigation says Top Pentagon general: No regrets about no racist intent US troops did not die manic romp though to hand gestures in vain in Afghanistan hell in Afterparty Page 3 Page 4 Page 13

Jets’ Bell set to play Steelers for first time » NFL, Back page PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9825 Euro costs (Dec. 23) ...... $1.1387 Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.18 US growth, spending showing resilience € Dollar buys (Dec. 23) ...... 0.8782 Turkey (New Lira) ...... 5.9349 British pound (Dec. 23) ...... $1.34 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Dec. 23) ...... 107.00 available to customers at military banking BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER output of goods and services — Just over a month ago, some South Korean won (Dec. 23) ...... 1,135.00 Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance Associated Press expanded at a moderate annual polls said growth could slow for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For rate of 2.1% in the July-Septem- sharply in the fourth quarter to British pound $ ...... 1.3015 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., WASHINGTON — The U.S. Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3158 ber quarter. A separate report a 0.5% annual pace or less. But purchasing British pounds in Germany), China (Yuan) ...... 7.0067 economy, which only recently check with your local military banking showed that consumer spending since then, Trump has stepped Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7450 facility. Commercial rates are interbank was flashing warning signs of a Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.0489 grew by a solid 0.4% rate in No- back from a new round of tar- rates provided for reference when buying Euro ...... $1.1075/09029 worrisome slowdown, is finishing currency. All figures are foreign currencies vember, the strongest gain since iffs, the housing market has re- Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7963 the year in stronger shape, thanks Hungary (Forint) ...... 298.24 to one dollar, except for the British pound, July, and that incomes rebounded bounded, aided by three interest which is represented in dollars-to-pound, to a resilient consumer, a healthy Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4752 after a weak reading in October. rate cuts this year and most sig- Japan (Yen) ...... 109.47 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) job market and interest rate cuts The pace of spending in No- nificantly, the job market is look- Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3037 INTEREST RATES by the Federal Reserve. vember is a sign that consumers, ing healthy. In November, hiring Norway (Krone) ...... 8.9672 Philippines (Peso) ...... 50.75 Prime rate ...... 4.75 The Commerce Department who account for about 70% of eco- jumped to its highest level since Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.84 Discount rate ...... 2.25 said Friday the gross domestic nomic activity, are helping the January, with U.S. employers Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7516 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.55 Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3552 3-month bill ...... 1.53 product — the economy’s total economy offset drags. adding 266,000 jobs. South Korea (Won) ...... 1159.90 30-year bond ...... 2.34 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 15 Comics ...... 14 Crossword ...... 14 Opinion ...... 16 Pop Culture ...... 12 Sports ...... 17-24 Video Games ...... 13 Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY Probe finds no racist intent in hand gestures

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR mature behavior of the students

Associated Press and “their actions will be appro- MATT SLOCUM/AP priately addressed.” There were WASHINGTON — Hand ges- no details about their exact pun- Navy midshipmen celebrate a touchdown during the first half against Army on Dec. 14 in Philadelphia. An investigation into hand gestures by some students at the game found no racist intent. tures flashed by West Point cadets ishment, but a Navy report on the and Naval Academy midshipmen investigation said the two mid- during the televised Army-Navy the footage, more than two dozen to the white power movement. The Navy investigation also shipmen should face “adminis- football game were not racist sig- interviews and background Navy Adm. Mike Gilday, chief made a number of recommen- trative action” for “failure to use nals, military investigations have checks by the Naval Criminal In- of naval operations, said sailors dations to better coordinate and good judgment.” concluded. vestigative Service and the FBI are expected to conduct them- screen midshipmen who may be A Navy probe of the event found Clips of the hand gestures by determined that the two fresh- selves with integrity and charac- in high visibility areas for major that the students were participat- the students went viral on social men midshipmen were partici- ter at all times. events such as the game day. ing in a “sophomoric game” on media and immediately raised pating in the “circle game” with “To be clear, the Navy does The U.S. Military Academy at Saturday and had no racist intent. questions about whether they West Point cadets. not tolerate racism in any form,” West Point reached similar con- An Army statement Friday also were using a “white power” sign. The investigation added that said Gilday. “And while the in- clusions. Lt. Gen. Darryl Wil- rejected any racist overtones, But others suggested it was part the two naval academy students vestigation determined there was liams, West Point superintendent, saying the hand gestures were of what’s called the “circle game,” “exhibited genuine shock” and no racist intent behind these ac- expressed disappointment in the “not associated with ideologies or in which someone flashes an said they were not aware of the tions, our behavior must be pro- cadets’ immature behavior. The movements that are contrary to upside-down OK sign below the racist connotation of the hand fessional at all times and not give cadets involved also will receive the Army values.” waist and punches anyone who gestures. It said interviews with cause for others to question our “appropriate administrative” or The Navy said officials are, looks at it. friends, roommates and other core values of honor, courage and disciplinary actions, West Point however, disappointed in the im- The Navy said that reviews of commanders also found no links commitment.” said. No details were provided. Canine deaths prompt halt in bomb-sniffing dog program

BY CHAD GARLAND the report said. monitoring of the health and had to be euthanized after being report. Based on the findings of Stars and Stripes The announcement that the training of dogs provided to for- infected by the same disease. that visit, further measures could program is being stopped comes eign partner countries. Jordan is the main recipient of be taken to help care for the ani- The U.S. is temporarily halting months after American inspec- But the IG learned through a U.S.-trained bomb-sniffing dogs mals there, officials said. a program under which bomb- tors found that at least 12 of the hotline complaint after the origi- but several other countries have In its earlier evaluation, the sniffing dogs were sent to coun- U.S.-trained canines sent to nal report was published that two also received canines under the IG said the department could tries in the Middle East after a Jordan under an antiterrorism additional dogs had died in Jor- program, which has been run- not provide detailed information report released Friday found at program had died from medi- dan of “non-natural,” preventable ning for some 20 years. about programs in nine other least five more of the specially cal problems. Others were over- causes. Two of the deaths in Egypt countries which had a total of be- trained dogs had died in Jordan worked, unhealthy and forced “The death of two canines from were not previously disclosed to tween 75 and 100 dogs as of last and Egypt following poor care, to live in kennels with “barely non-natural causes — namely, the IG, the new report said. September. mistreatment or negligence. existent” sanitation, the officials hyperthermia and poisoning Egypt had denied U.S. officials In August, the State Depart- One of the dogs in Jordan died said in an evaluation released in — since June 2019 raises serious permission to visit the kennels ment repossessed 10 dogs from after overheating in June, and an- September. questions about the Department’s or the airport where the ani- Morocco because they were not other was poisoned by insecticide At the time, the IG called for contention that it has taken ade- mals would work, and would not sprayed near its kennel in Sep- the U.S. to stop sending dogs to quate steps to protect their health allow U.S. mentors to accompany being used for their intended pur- tember, the report by the State Jordan until a plan could be put and safety,” said the report re- the dogs to Egypt for in-country pose, the IG said. Department’s Inspector General in place to ensure the animals’ leased Friday. training. But on a happier note, seven said. health and welfare, but State De- A third dog in Jordan was in- Egypt has since approved a dogs who spent their careers in Three of 10 dogs the U.S. has partment officials refused to do fected with leishmaniasis, a pre- health and welfare check of the Jordan were retired in October provided to Egypt in the past year so. The department’s top security ventable disease spread by sand canines by a State Department and returned to the U.S., where have also died — one from lung and counterterrorism officials flies, officials told the IG in Oc- team, which was set to take place they were adopted, it said. cancer, one from a ruptured gall said at the time their divisions tober. Last year, a 3-year-old Bel- in November, officials told the IG [email protected] bladder and one from heat stroke, were taking steps to improve gian Malinois provided to Jordan in a formal response to the latest Twitter: @chadgarland Cost of living allowances available to stateside troops will drop for 2020

BY ROSE L. THAYER To determine what locations receive the Service members stationed in Fresno, When looking at service members im- Stars and Stripes taxable allowance, a contractor provides Marin/Sonoma, Sacramento, and Stock- pacted, about 3,800 members will begin cost data for each military housing area ton, Calif.; New Haven/Fairfield, Conn.; receiving the allowance, 3,300 will see an Fewer service members living stateside and it is compared to a national average, Nantucket, Mass., and Columbia/Jefferson increase in their payments, 4,100 will see will receive a cost of living allowance in according to the release. Any area at least City and Saint Joseph, Mo., were added a decrease and 6,400 members will no lon- 2020, according to an announcement from 8% higher than that average is eligible to the COLA list, while San Bernardino, ger receive cost of living allowances. An- the Defense Department on Friday. to receive cost of living allowances. Cat- Calif., Boston and Essex County, Mass., other 1,100 will see no change, according The department will pay about $20.2 egories that determine cost data include Detroit, Atlantic City, N.J., West Point to the release. million in cost of living allowances, known and Westchester County, N.Y., and Willow transportation, goods and services, fed- The total amount of COLA that a ser- commonly as COLA, for service members eral income taxes, sales taxes and miscel- Grove, Pa., were removed. vice member receives varies based on living in expensive areas of the continental laneous expenses. Data is also adjusted Other locations remaining on the COLA United States. based on access to commissaries and mili- list are Santa Clara County and Bridge- geographic duty location, rank, years of This includes about 12,300 service mem- tary exchange stores. port, Calif., Long Island, N.Y., New York service and dependency status. Payments bers — down 2,600 from last year — liv- Oakland and San Francisco, Calif., and City, Philadelphia and Camden, N.J. range from $32 to $60 per month for mem- ing within 16 identified areas, according Staten Island, N.Y., will have the highest Additionally, 30 counties outside of mili- bers with dependents, and $22 to $45 per to the DOD news release. The decrease COLA rates in 2020. Saint Joseph, Mo., tary housing areas were identified as lo- month for members without dependents. dropped annual COLA spending by about will see the largest increase, rising by two cations for service members to receive a [email protected] $1.9 million. percentage points. boost in pay. Twitter: @Rose_Lori PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 WAR/MILITARY Top general gives defense of Afghanistan war

BY DAN LAMOTHE sponse to questions prompted said. “You are looking at probably over all the years, some type of rely upon speak for themselves.” The Washington Post. by The Afghanistan Papers, The hundreds of general officers, State insinuation that there has been Milley said Friday that assess- Washington Post’s recent report- Department this large-scale conspiracy is just, ments that commanders pro- The Pentagon’s top general de- ing about the war based on docu- employees, to me, ridiculous, and I certainly vided over the span of the war fended the war in Afghanistan ments. The documents, obtained CIA, Depart- echo the chairman’s comments were “based on what we knew at on Friday, saying there was not through the Freedom of Informa- ment of De- on that front.” the time, and those were honest “some coordinated lie” by senior tion Act after a three-year court fense folks. The Post’s reporting did not say assessments.” officials to mischaracterize the battle, detail not only dysfunction I just don’t there had been a conspiracy or Asked whether it is fair to conflict and noting that no ter- during the conflict but how U.S. think you coordinated lie, but rather that a compare the Afghanistan docu- rorist attack originating in Af- officials often publicly touted can get that succession of senior officials have ments to the Pentagon Papers ghanistan has been carried out progress while privately harbor- level of co- made “rosy pronouncements that detailed deception by senior on American soil in the past 18 ing doubts about the war’s long- ordination to they knew to be false” while “hid- officials during the Vietnam War, years. term outcome. that kind of ing unmistakable evidence the the general drew a distinction. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chair- Milley, who served three tours MILLEY deception.” war had become unwinnable.” It The Pentagon Papers were writ- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Afghanistan and often cited Esper said draws on thousands of pages of ten “in advance of decision-mak- said he does not believe U.S. progress there, disagreed with the war “has documents gathered by investiga- ing,” Milley said, a reference to troops died in vain in the war. assertions he has seen that se- been very transparent,” noting tors working for John Sopko, the Defense Secretary Robert McNa- “I do not. I absolutely do not,” nior U.S. officials deceived the that the media and members of congressionally appointed special mara calling in 1967 for a secret he said. “I could not look at myself American public or Congress. He Congress have traveled to Af- inspector general for Afghanistan task force to detail the history of in the mirror. I couldn’t answer addressed this issue while stand- ghanistan on numerous occasions reconstruction who said in an in- the war as he weighed what to do myself at 2 or 3 in the morning ing alongside Defense Secretary over the past 18 years. terview that the documents show next. The documents about Af- when my eyes pop open and I see Mark Esper at a Pentagon news “It’s not like this war was hid- “the American people have con- ghanistan, he said, are an attempt the dead roll in front of my eyes. conference. ing somewhere, and now there stantly been lied to.” by Sopko’s office “to do post-facto So no, I don’t think anybody has “More than a stretch — I find has been a revelation,” Esper A Post spokesman released a interviews to determine lessons died in vain, per se.” that a mischaracterization in my said. “So I think, between all of statement Friday saying, “The learned for the force as we go to The comments came in re- own personal experience,” Milley the people looking at this conflict stories and the documents they the future.”

Afghan official: Up to 700 in ISIS surrounded, held

Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government said Saturday it has detained about 700 Islamic State group fighters and family members in eastern Afghanistan over the past six months. The Afghan intelligence service, the Na- tional Directorate for Security, said among the 700 are at least 75 women and 159 chil- dren. Many of the group are from foreign countries. Many were arrested, but some turned themselves in. The NDS said all of the fighters and fam- ily members were transported to the NDS compound in Kabul. Earlier, security forces had surround- ed dozens of remaining fighters in their homes in various districts . There was no way to independently con- firm that the prisoners the government presented to reporters and photographers at the NDS compound Saturday are affili- ated with the Islamic State group. Most of the arrested ISIS members are from Pakistan, Jordan and Central Asian countries, said an NDS officer who asked that his name not be used as agency rules don’t allow him to be identified. As many as 277 foreigners are among the arrested militants, he said. Washington’s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted earlier this month that ISIS in eastern Afghanistan has been weakened by operations carried out not just by the U.S. and Afghan forces, but by the Taliban as well. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said last week that President Donald Trump may announce an American troop drawdown from Afghanistan before the year’s end.

PHOTOS BY RAHMAT GUL/AP Top right: Islamic State militants are presented to media in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Near and far right: The country’s intelligence service said Saturday that more than 75 women and 159 children, most of them form foreign countries, are in the custody of the National Directorate for Security. Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 WAR ON TERRORISM

PHOTOS BY RAHMAT GUL/AP Omid Noori, 23, left, gets a lion tattoo on his arm by Nazeer Mosawi, a tattoo artist in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Risk: Tattooed Afghans want right to safely bare arms, inked skin in public

FROM FRONT PAGE Tattoo artists say demand among the In a black curtained room, surrounded younger generation has risen for more by his friends, a young customer shrieks flamboyant and personal designs, and with in pain as the needle pierces and inks his it, the number of ink parlors increased in skin. the capital. “I can’t leave the profession I love,” Sha- Omid Noori, 23, has 16 tattoos all over heedi adds. his body. He wants to add another on his She easily gets customers, whether men left arm, showing the head of a lion with a or women, as social attitudes toward tat- crown and wreaths. But he only wants new toos loosen up and more ink parlors open. designs on parts of his body that his cloth- It’s the kind of small, but important change ing can hide, because he says he’s tired of that Shaheedi feels a return of Taliban rule hearing people’s negative comments about could threaten. the ink piercings. After decades of war, Afghans want He also worries what would happen if peace. A big concern for many like Sha- Islamic militants caught him. heedi is that U.S.-led peace talks with the “I’m thinking that if the Taliban return, Taliban will boost the militant group. they’ll cut off my hands and legs,” he said. “I am happy if the Taliban return results He inked his last tattoos at a parlor be- in peace, but if they disagree with my work longing to a former Afghan army officer, and impede the freedom and progress of Nazeer Mosawi. women, then I will be the first to stand Mosawi, 42, fought for seven years in against them,” she vowed. Afghanistan’s civil war with the Islamic Women like Shaheedi have carved out insurgents. He says he is still fighting the a space for themselves in a society where war, but this time his battle is against soci- custom heavily restricts women’s roles ety’s conservatism, with his tattoo machine and education. Close to 40% of Afghani- as his weapon. stan’s eligible girls are not allowed by their Mosawi receives threatening phone and families to go to school, and almost 20% Nosawi begins an outline of a lion’s head on Noori’s left arm. social media messages almost every day, are forced by their families to leave school after grade six, according to a survey by whom she is not related or married. prefers not to keep a parlor with a fixed ad- demanding he close his tattoo business. the Asia Foundation released this year. Her parents and elder brother persuaded dress out of concerns for her safety. “They even threaten to beat me, burn my In areas under the Taliban, who now her to become a tattoo artist, Shaheedi said, She also does manicures and makeup. shop,” he said. “There is no alternative: I control or hold sway over roughly half of after she got her first tattoo while visiting When she met one customer recently at tell them, OK, I can’t flee this country be- the country, women are not allowed to Turkey — an arrow piercing the image of a hair salon, the customer’s husband rec- cause of these threats. It’s my homeland.” leave their homes without a male escort. an eye on her right hand, which she says ognized her from her social media pages But for every threat he gets, Mousawi The insurgent group ruled Afghanistan symbolizes overcoming adversity. as being the tattoo artist “Ahoo,” the nick- said he gets several messages with positive with a harsh version of Islamic law from Shaheedi’s father, Hussain, 58, believes name she uses online. The husband threat- feedback or people curious to learn more. 1996 to 2001, when the U.S. invaded. the strict customs controlling women in ened to kill Shaheedi if she kept posting Shaheedi said she is also working to put Shaheedi divorced her husband eight Afghanistan need to change. “I support images of her tattoo work on social media. her 8-year-old son, now in second grade, years ago while she was pregnant. She my daughter in every way, and she makes Tattoos were common in some of Af- through school. She is also studying busi- and her son now live with her parents. me proud the way she’s stood against this ghanistan’s rural areas, especially among ness management at a university in Kabul. Her father supports her work, even though taboo,” he said. Pashtun and Hazara women, but the ink “Being a woman in Afghanistan requires Afghanistan’s patriarchal society often Shaheedi uses Instagram and other so- piercings were used sparingly, often as guts,” she said. “I am proud of myself for forbids a woman from touching a man to cial media to find and meet customers. She only a few green dots on the face. having the guts.” PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 MILITARY VR mine sweep trains soldiers in IED detection

BY MARCO SANTANA ally helps them to learn through Orlando Sentinel practice,” said Latika Eifert, sci- ence and technology manager at ORLANDO, Fla. — As Univer- the Orlando Army Research Lab. sity of Central Florida research Virtual and augmented real- associate Shane Reynolds guides ity has become one of the fast- his avatar over a virtual mine- est-growing methods of training field using his iPad, small beeps workers in fields like mainte- and whistles reveal the location nance, medicine and even mak- of the scourge of the modern war ing fried chicken. zone: improvised explosive devic- The U.S. Army has been devel- es, or IEDs. oping its IED-detection trainer He must take his time to sweep for three years, with the goal RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA/Orlando Sentinel every last inch of the playing being to replace $20,000, physi- field to make sure his character cal and bulky trainers that must Shane Reynolds, UCF Research Associate demonstrates an AR/VR system to train soldiers and Marines doesn’t miss any of the often- be used in the field using cans or on how to improve their ability to detect improvised explosive devices using the military “Minehound” deadly bombs. other metal objects with smaller, metal detector with ground penetrating radar, on Dec. 6. Despite his slow pace, Reyn- $500 devices that can be used olds makes a small misstep and virtually. military. Researchers believe their de- more user-friendly for left-hand- with a kaboom! a bomb blows up Funding for the research proj- The simulator consists of an vice will be cheaper and much ed people. his player, graphically scattering ect comes from a small part iPad program that Reynolds more available. Dean said it has been a con- body parts. of a larger U.S. Army training demonstrated to a reporter re- “We are trying to show the util- stantly evolving effort to teach The device is much more than contract. cently, along with a device that ity of having this device available different generations of warriors a game. It’s meant to train sol- A pilot test of 10 soldiers from users slip on their arms that rep- 24-7 and the ability to train when on the virtual trainer. diers to find IEDs in the field to Fort Benning, Ga., showed that licates the feel of an actual IED you want to train,” Reed said. “Young soldiers embrace the keep their comrades from injury results from those who used the detector, along with its weight, to “This enables that capability.” technology immediately where or death. virtual trainer and the physical the ounce. At this year’s Army Expedi- traditionalists often have to be In Iraq and Afghanistan, 45% trainer were similar. The plan As they sweep an area, the tionary Warrior Experiments shown on the device,” he said. of the 4,536 U.S. military deaths now is to expand that test. device beeps when it senses an conference at Fort Benning, Ga., But he said it has been a most- so far came because of an IED, “We are really close to being IED. the research team received feed- ly smooth process of teaching according to the Congress’ public able to put it in the hands of sol- In the field, the soldier would back from soldiers who would be soldiers. policy research institute. diers,” said Dean Reed, a UCF then place a series of markers to using the device in the field. “If you can potentially save “To teach the soldiers how to faculty researcher and U.S. Army reveal the device’s shape, which That experience prompted money by improving their train- use it for their daily tasks and veteran. “Now, it’s about having specially trained personnel can some changes to the device and ing and reduce the cost, it’s a big making it fun for them to use re- this adopted formally” by the then identify. program, including making it win, in my opinion,” Reed said. Official: Many at Pentagon who first opposed concept warmed up to the idea

FROM FRONT PAGE tion a “spirit” and “love” for the men are likely to be transferred — for now, Raymond — who will Congress provided the Pen- member of the Space Force all idea of a Space Force that would into the Space Force in the com- be called the chief of space op- tagon about $40 million to have yet to be made. be “important to our defense, to ing months, however, these se- erations. The NDAA ordered the jump-start Space Force in its ap- Those details are “not some- our future, and [that would] blend nior officials, who spoke on the Space Force chief would become propriations bill passed last week. thing we’re going to be able to in so well into our military.” condition of anonymity because a member of the Joint Chiefs of Raymond, Barrett and the other roll out on Day 1,” Raymond said. Space Force’s creation marks of the sensitivities with building Staff in about one year, and stated officials declined to discuss in de- “This is really important for our the second major organizational the new force, said the Pentagon the chief of Space Command — tail their funding plans, including nation. I can’t foot stomp that change for the Defense Depart- is still planning how that process Raymond — could function as the whether the department would enough … It’s critical that we get ment in 2019 focused on space. would work. Space Force chief and the leader submit a Space Force budget pro- this right.” In August, the Pentagon cre- The officials said sometime of the combatant command for posal for fiscal year 2021 sepa- Though the concept of an inde- ated Space Command, the new within the next few months some one year. The legislation also rately from the Air Force budget. pendent military branch focused warfighting command and con- 15,000 to 16,000 Air Force space states the chief of space opera- Those proposals are expected to on space was initially opposed trol headquarters focused on all operators — officers and enlisted tions for the first year can be ap- be made public in February. by many in the Pentagon, the military operations related to troops — will be given the op- pointed by the president without Defense Department estimates idea was championed by Trump space. Senior Air Force officials portunity to transfer officially Senate confirmation. Raymond released in March determined and Vice President Mike Pence. said Friday that the Space Force into the new service. The offi- and other officials did not indi- the Pentagon would need about Eventually, top officials, includ- ultimately will be charged with cials said Space Force would not cate Friday how long he would $2 billion for the next five years providing trained and equipped include its own support troops hold both posts — chief of Space ing secretaries of defense and the to build the service. operators for Space Command to — such as cooks, doctors, police, Command and chief of space Air Force, warmed to the idea, Raymond and other officials use to defend U.S. assets in orbit. chaplains and logistics specialists operations especially once it became clear said Friday that they had heard But for now, Space Force will — within its ranks, and instead, it Also clear is the Space Force the service would fit within the from dozens of individuals inter- Air Force Department, in a way consist almost entirely of the would really on the Air Force to will be headquartered, like the ested in joining the Space Force. much like how the Marine Corps roughly 16,000 active-duty and provide such personnel in an ef- other military services, at the Air Force officials said an infor- sits inside the Navy Department. civilian Air Force personnel who fort to keep the force small and Pentagon. But Air Force officials mation and recruiting page for “It’s something incredible. It’s have been assigned to Air Force specialized. said they do expect to rename a big moment and we’re all here Space Command. That unit was Space Force at some point several of the service’s bases the new service would be added for it,” Trump said just before essentially pulled out of the Air could also absorb some or all of that focus largely on space opera- to the Air Force’s website Friday signing the NDAA into law at Force and rebranded as the Space the space operations troops now tions to reflect their movement night. Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Force in the NDAA by lawmak- in the Army and the Navy, said into Space Force. Those bases “There’s an incredible excite- “Space — there’s going to be a lot ers. Senior Air Force officials Air Force Secretary Barbara include Peterson, Schriever and ment across our service about of things happening in space.” said Friday that the initial group Barrett. But she admitted it could Buckley Air Force Bases in Colo- the Space Force,” Raymond said. Trump said the United States includes about 3,400 Air Force of- be years before such a move is rado, Vandenberg Air Force Base “This is an exciting time to be in would soon be “leading by a lot ficers, 6,200 enlisted airmen and approved. in California, Patrick Air Force our business.” in space,” noting he and Pence some 8,000 civilian personnel. What was clear is the service Base in Florida, and “some oth- [email protected] found early in their administra- Many of those active-duty air- will be led by a four-star general ers,” Raymond said. Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Holiday break upends impeachment plans

BY ANDREW TAYLOR erful GOP ally in the Senate, wel- of witnesses, including Moni- AND LISA MASCARO comed the president’s emerging ca Lewinsky for a videotaped Associated Press defense team Friday for a walk- State of the Union set for Feb. 4 deposition. through of the Senate chamber. McConnell said Thursday: “I WASHINGTON — President White House counsel Pat Cipol- CQ-Roll Call voted to impeach him. continue to believe that the unan- Donald Trump is in sunny Florida lone and legislative affairs direc- imous bipartisan precedent that WASHINGTON — Presi- The invite came in a letter after his historic impeachment, tor Eric Ueland came to Capitol Pelosi sent to Trump citing was good enough for President while plans for his speedy trial dent Donald Trump accepted Hill to assess logistics. “the spirit of our Constitution,” Clinton ought to be good enough back in Washington remained Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invita- A six-term veteran of the Sen- which calls for the president to for this president, too. Fair is clouded. Senate leaders jockeying ate, McConnell is acting very tion Friday to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. give Congress information on fair.” for leverage have failed to agree much though he has the votes There’s a risk that Schumer’s on procedures for the trial. 4, which will be his first visit the state of the union “from to ensure a trial uncluttered by protests — which started Sunday Trump is still expected to be to the House since Democrats time to time.” witnesses — despite the protests with a letter to McConnell re- acquitted of both charges in the of top Democrats Pelosi and questing four witnesses — could Senate, where Republicans have Schumer. cement GOP unity. the majority, in what will be only That has sparked a fight with “You wouldn’t get them to “We have this fascinating situ- Endangered Republican sena- the third presidential impeach- Pelosi and Schumer, who are say, ‘I’m going to vote to kick ation where, following House tors including Cory Gardner of ment trial in U.S. history. Pro- Democrats’ rush to impeachment, demanding trial witnesses who President Trump out of office,’ ” Colorado and Martha McSally of ceedings are expected to begin in following weeks of pronounce- refused to appear during House Schumer said in an interview. Arizona need strong turnout by January. ments about the urgency of this committee hearings, includ- “But you might get them to vote the GOP base to win, and will be But the impasse between Sen- situation, the prosecutors have ing acting White House Chief of for witnesses, you might get them hard-pressed to take Schumer’s ate Majority Leader Mitch Mc- now developed cold feet,” McCo- Staff Mick Mulvaney and former to vote for documents, and we’ll Connell and Democratic Leader nnell, R-Ky., said late Thursday national security adviser John see where it falls from there.” side. Chuck Schumer over whether as senators left town for the year. Bolton. McConnell isn’t budging. After Trump, meanwhile, has been there will be new witnesses and “We’ll continue to see how this “They should have witnesses a 20-minute meeting with Schum- hoping the trial will serve as testimony — along with House develops, and whether the House and documentation,” Pelosi told er on Thursday, he declared the an opportunity for vindication. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s refusal Democrats ever work up the The Associated Press. “This talks at an impasse and instruct- He continues to talk about pa- so far to send the articles of im- courage to take their accusations could be something very benefi- ed senators to return on Jan. 6 rading his own witnesses to the peachment to the Senate — have to trial.“ cial to the country, if the facts are ready to vote. chamber, including former Vice left the situation unresolved. McConnell has all but prom- there.” McConnell appears ready to President and 2020 Democratic “Nancy Pelosi is looking for a ised an easy acquittal of the pres- Schumer’s leverage is limited, impose a framework drawn from candidate Joe Biden and House Quid Pro Quo with the Senate. ident. He appears to have united though his party can force votes the 1999 trial of Bill Clinton, who Intelligence Committee Chair- Why aren’t we Impeaching her?” Republicans behind an approach on witnesses once a trial begins. was acquitted of two articles of man Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who Trump tweeted, mocking one of that would begin the trial with He appears to be counting on impeachment. That trial featured led the fact-finding phase of the the accusations against him be- presentations and arguments, public opinion, and political pres- a 100-0 vote on arrangements impeachment investigation. fore heading out for a two-week lasting perhaps two weeks, before sure on vulnerable Republican that established two weeks of pre- There is little appetite for wit- stay at his Mar-a-Lago resort for he tries drawing the proceedings incumbents like Susan Collins of sentations and argument before nesses among McConnell and the holidays. to a close. The Senate will recon- Maine, to give Democrats the 51 a partisan tally in which Repub- other key Senate GOP allies, McConnell, Trump’s most pow- vene Jan. 3. votes they need. licans called a limited number however. Trump signs 2 massive spending bills, averts shutdown

BY JENNIFER SHUTT keeping funding level with the CQ-Roll Call previous fiscal year. Negotiators left the Trump WASHINGTON — President administration’s ability to repro- Donald Trump signed two behe- gram funding from certain ac- moth spending packages totaling counts to the border wall intact, $1.4 trillion on Friday night, pre- but didn’t backfill $3.6 billion the venting another year-end govern- White House diverted from mili- ment shutdown with an hour and tary construction projects to bar- a half to spare. rier construction. The existing stopgap funding Neither side was particularly law was set to expire at midnight happy with the compromise; in Eastern time. fact, House Homeland Security Unlike the 35-day shutdown Appropriations Subcommittee that ended in January, another Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Al- lapse would have affected every lard, D-Calif., voted against her federal agency. The 12 spending own bill. But bipartisan majori- bills for the fiscal year ending ties in both chambers were will- Sept. 30, 2020, were bundled into ing to accept the trade-offs in the two separate packages, one car- end, brushing off critiques about rying security-related measures a rushed process and essentially and another containing domes- just breaking one giant omnibus tic programs and foreign aid as package into two pieces. well as a collection of tax breaks, Congress will have about a health care legislation and more. month off from budget and appro- The president also signed the priations before early February fiscal 2020 defense authoriza- when the Trump administration tion bill at an event at Joint Base sends its fiscal 2021 budget re- Andrews in Maryland on Friday quest to Capitol Hill and the en- night. That measure includes tire process begins anew. Trump’s prized provisions estab- It’s unclear when the Senate’s lishing a new Space Force branch impeachment trial will begin, of the U.S. military, as well as up how long it will take or how much to 12 weeks of paid parental leave TASOS KATOPODIS, GETTY IMAGES/TNS it will affect the election-year for federal workers. budget cycle. But appropria- Trump’s signatures on the Chief of Space Operations John Raymond, left, and President Donald Trump are seen at the signing tors already have topline budget fiscal 2020 spending bills end ceremony for S.1709, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, on Friday at Joint numbers for next year in place so months of back-and-forth be- Base Andrews in Maryland. they’ll be able to at least avoid the tween Republicans and Demo- complications that marked the fis- crats over how best to divvy up border wall spending — a topic The seemingly endless stale- tors reached agreement to spend cal 2020 process, when spending this year’s discretionary funding many feared could lead to anoth- mate over the wall ended just $1.375 billion on border barrier allocations weren’t determined and solve problematic issues like er shutdown. over a week ago when appropria- construction during fiscal 2020, until July. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 NATION Watchdog: No misconduct in death of 2 migrant kids

BY COLLEEN LONG Associated Press ‘ We are still saddened by the tragic WASHINGTON — The De- loss... and we continue to bolster medical partment of Homeland Securi- ty’s internal watchdog found no screenings and care at DHS facilities on wrongdoing or misconduct by im- the border. migration officials in the deaths ’ Homeland Security spokeswoman of two migrant children last December. The Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Secu- had stopped breathing. tal. The boy died shortly before rity released two brief statements Lawmakers and immigrant ad- midnight. Friday evening on the deaths of vocates questioned the care she Felipe and his father were de- Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Ma- received and criticized the im- tained by CBP for about a week quin, who died Dec. 8, and Felipe migration agency’s then-leader and send to various facilities Gomez Alonzo, who died Dec. 24. Kevin McAleenan for not alerting because of overcrowding, an un- Their deaths ushered in a grow- lawmakers to the death during his usually long period in custody at ing border crisis that caught im- testimony before a Congressional the time but something that later migration officials unprepared to committee. Customs and Border became more common as the manage a crush of Central Amer- Protection said that the girl ini- agency struggled with a growing ican families seeking asylum in tially appeared healthy and that number of migrants detained. the U.S. and raised questions on an interview raised no signs of The inspector general coordi- medical care and treatment. Bor- trouble. nated with the local medical ex- AP der crossings have since declined The watchdog said it had con- aminer’s office and said the boy in recent months following major Paul Joseph Fronczak shortly after his birth on April 26, 1964, ducted a detailed investigation in died from sepsis caused by Staph- crackdowns. at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. The newborn baby was coordination with the local medi- ylococcus aureus bacteria. “We are still saddened by the kidnapped and not found until recently through a commercial cal examiner’s office. The girl The deaths pushed U.S. Cus- tragic loss of these young lives, ancestry site. and we continue to bolster medi- died from Streptococcal sepsis. toms and Border protection to cal screenings and care at DHS Felipe was taken with his fa- increase medical checks. But in- facilities on the border,” a spokes- ther to a hospital in Alamogordo, creasingly more family members woman for Homeland Security N.M. , where he was diagnosed would cross the border, over- Boy kidnapped in 1964 said. “The men and women of with a common cold. He was re- whelming border facilities in the Border Patrol are committed to leased just before 3 p.m., about 90 months after their deaths. the highest standards of profes- minutes after he had been found The inspector general in May found through DNA site sionalism and care.” to have a fever of 103 degrees criticized the Border Patrol for Both children made their way Fahrenheit , CBP said at the time. “dangerous overcrowding” in its BY MICHAEL TARM over the U.S.-Mexico border with He was prescribed amoxicillin El Paso-area detention stations. Associated Press a parent. Jakelin was part of a and ibuprofen and taken with his Several months after Jakelin and CHICAGO — A Michigan large group that crossed in an father to a holding facility at a Felipe died, the Border Patrol had man recently identified as the extremely remote location and highway checkpoint. packed thousands of parents and newborn boy snatched from his it took hours for her to be trans- At about 7 p.m., agents helped children into cells unequipped to mother in 1964 by someone pos- ported to a hospital. Some seven clean up the boy’s vomit. By about hold them. According to the re- hours later, she was put on a bus 10 p.m., the boy “appeared le- port, one cell with a 12-person ca- ing as a maternity-ward nurse to the nearest Border Patrol sta- thargic and nauseous again,” the pacity had 76 people. Another cell was found through commercial tion but soon began vomiting. By agency said, and agents decided meant for 35 people was holding ancestry websites after the man the end of the two-hour drive, she to have him taken to the hospi- 155. or a child of his submitted DNA to the sites to learn more about their family tree, a genetic genealogist who played a role in the discovery said Friday. Critics attack ex-Kentucky governor’s Recent media reports have said the now-55-year-old man living in rural Michigan was the 2-day-old pardon of man convicted of child rape child of Chester and Dora Fron- HARRY L. HALL/AP czak abducted on April 27, 1964, Dora Fronczak, whose baby was Associated Press sexually violated as a small child research on this matter or he from a Chicago hospital. Those stolen from her arms, leaves the by an adult, there are going to be would know that only 2% of sex- reports have not provided details LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former hospital, on May 5, 1964, with repercussions of that physically ual assault victims show any vis- about how he was located — other her husband, Chester. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin de- and medi- than to say DNA was involved. fended his controversial pardon of ible physical injury as a result of cally,” Bevin the rapes that they’ve suffered,” But genealogist CeCe Moore last year through one of the sites a man who was convicted of rap- said in the revealed that she and an adopted ing a child, saying there was no Sanders, a Republican, said in that there was a match, Moore WHAS radio an interview Friday. “This is the son of the Fronczaks, Paul Fron- said. The notification included physical evidence of an assault. interview. czak, submitted DNA from one of kind of foolish ignorance that identifiers and ways to commu- Bevin’s comments sparked a “There the kidnapped boy’s close rela- prosecutors have been working nicate with those who submitted flurry of harsh criticism from was zero tives to the ancestry sites in 2014 for decades to overcome.” the matched DNA. medical and law enforcement evidence of in what she described as a genetic Bevin, a Republican, issued Citing concerns about infring- officials. that.” fishing expedition. ing on the privacy of the man and Micah Schoettle was in the sec- Bevin also hundreds of pardons between The DNA was submitted to the Fronczak family, Moore de- ond year of a 23-year prison sen- publicly re- his electoral defeat on Nov. 5 and Ancestry.com, 23andme.com, tence when Bevin pardoned him his final day in office on Dec. 9. clined to offer several key details, Bevin vealed the MyHeritage.com and Family- of rape, sodomy and other sexual child’s rela- Several have stirred controversy, TreeDNA.com, which, combined, including the man’s name and crimes last week. Rob Sanders, tionship to Schoettle for the first including his pardon of Patrick have around 30 million DNA re- where he lives in Michigan. the prosecutor who put Schoettle time, Sanders said. Baker, a man convicted of homi- cords, Moore said. Dora Fronczak was 28 when away, called the pardon a “com- “Just as offensive are all of his cide and other crimes whose fam- After Moore and Paul Fronc- her newborn son was abducted. pletely classless move.” ignorant statements that he made ily held a fundraiser for Bevin zak submitted the DNA, all they She’s now in her 80s and still lives Bevin defended the Schoet- about physical injury in assault last year. could do was wait and hope for in the Chicago area. tle pardon in a radio interview cases,” said Sanders, who heads Sanders has launched an inves- a long-shot occurrence: that the “The most important thing Thursday, saying there was no the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s tigation into Schoettle’s pardon kidnapped boy-now adult or one is that he and his mother have physical evidence of rape in the office in Kenton County, across and whether his family’s wealth of his own offspring would submit a reunion,” Moore told the AP. case. the Ohio River from Cincinnati. and political connections played DNA to one the ancestry sites. “Our greatest wish is for that to “If you have been repeatedly “He obviously did not do any a role in it. They finally got a notification happen.” Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION MS-13 arrests deal blow to gang leadership

Associated Press 13 in New York, where the gang as far away as Europe and Okla- ference, pointing to a machete tions of MS-13. has been blamed for dozens of homa, collecting cash from drug recovered by law enforcement, “What you’re hearing from us NEW YORK — Authorities said killings since 2016. sales and sending that money the gang’s signature weapon. today is that we’re more commit- Friday they have dealt an unprec- The two-year investigation to the organization’s leaders in “They will attempt to recalibrate ted than every to eradicate this edented blow to the violent MS-13 by state and federal authorities El Salvador, according to the and send individuals to take up gang,” Sini said. “Is the battle street gang, announcing charges thwarted more than a half-dozen 77-count indictment handed up leadership roles in Suffolk Coun- over? Absolutely not.” against nearly 100 of the group’s murder plots, Sini said, and also Monday. ty. That’s why we have to stay MS-13, also known as Mara members and associates on Long provided authorities insights into The gang feuded against ri- vigilant.” Salvatrucha, is considered one Island. the gang’s structure and recruit- vals and would even kill its own Authorities said they seized of the top transnational orga- Suffolk County District At- ing patterns. The investigation members who showed signs of more than 10 kilograms of co- nized crime threats in the United torney Timothy Sini revealed a was bolstered by an expansive disloyalty or failed to perform caine, hundreds of fentanyl pills, States. Violence committed by the sweeping indictment that he said wire tap in which the authorities “required tasks” such as paying drug ledgers, long guns and gang, including the 2016 slayings “decimated” the gang’s leader- monitored calls from more than dues or trafficking drugs and other firearms, and more than of two teenage girls, helped spark ship and drug suppliers on Long 200 phone numbers. weapons, the indictment says. $200,000 cash. Those taken into an aggressive effort by the FBI Island. He described the case as Gang members on Long Island “MS-13 is a ruthless, savage custody included the leaders of and the U.S. Justice Department the largest of its kind against MS- conspired with colleagues from gang,” Sini said at a news con- nine so-called “cliques” — fac- to dismantle the gang. Police: Texas mother found dead had been strangled, baby safe

Associated Press appears as though we have safely recovered baby Margo, again we AUSTIN, Texas — More than do believe Miss Broussard lost a week after a 33-year-old Texas her life in this incident,” Austin mother and her infant daughter Police Chief Brian Manley told vanished, authorities said Friday reporters at a news conference. they found the woman dead more Manley refused to disclose the than 100 miles away but the baby person’s identity, citing the on- safe, and have charged a suspect going investigation, even while with kidnapping and tampering acknowledging that a name and with a corpse. picture was already being widely Heidi Broussard and her 1- distributed by multiple media month-old daughter, Margo outlets. Carey, were last seen Dec. 12 in Bond for the suspect was set at their hometown of Austin, Texas, $600,000. after Broussard dropped off an Authorities said the baby older child at an elementary found at the house looked like school. Their abrupt disappear- Broussard’s child but were still PHOTOS BY ALEXANDRA SALMIERI, STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/AP ance drew national attention, and awaiting DNA tests. The baby Drita D’Avanzo, a former star of the controversial show “Mob Wives,” was arraigned on drug and authorities now say the search ap- was described as being found weapons charges Friday in Staten Island, N.Y. pears to have ended with the baby “healthy” and placed in the cus- being found alive but her mother tody of Texas Child Protective dead at a home near Houston. Services. The Austin American-States- Tammy Broussard, Heidi’s Former ‘Mob Wives’ star arrested man reported that Magen Rose mother, earlier told NBC News Fieramusca, 33, was charged Fri- that police told her the body was Associated Press the kitchen — opioids and drug- day and was behind bars with a likely that of her daughter and dealing paraphernalia inside the $600,000 bail. Law enforcement that the body was found in the NEW YORK — Drita D’Avanzo residence on Staten Island. It sources told the American-States- trunk of a car at the home in the of the reality TV series “Mob says they also recovered a “large man on Friday that Fieramusca Houston suburb of Jersey Vil- Wives” and her spouse have been quantity” of marijuana in the pretended to be pregnant simul- lage, about 130 miles southeast of arrested on weapons and drug basement. taneously with Broussard but Austin. charges. D’Avanzo was among the rela- had actually been plotting to take Austin police Detective Brad D’Avanzo and her husband, tives of mobsters featured on the Broussard’s baby. Margot was Herries said that after receiving reputed Colombo crime family VH1 series that ended in 2016 born on Nov. 26. numerous tips, a lead was gener- associate Lee D’Avanzo, were in after a six-year run. Broussard’s body was positive- ated this week that led to a “loca- court on Friday after executing Prosecutors say D’Avanzo ly identified by the Harris Coun- tion of interest” in the Houston a search warrant on Thursday was released on $15,000 bail. A ty Institute of Forensic Science, area. He said investigators zeroed evening at the couple’s New York phone message was left with her which called her death a homi- in on a residence and detained City home. lawyer. cide by strangulation. However, a person outside the residence A criminal complaint says of- The husband was denied bail. Lee D’Avanzo was denied bail by Friday evening they had not Thursday, and then obtained a ficers found two loaded firearms His attorney, James Froccarro, after being arrested on weapons announced any murder charges. search warrant to search the cars — one in a bedroom, the other in declined comment. and drug charges. “Although we are grateful that it and residence. Police chief says city employee targeted co-worker in deadly shooting

Associated Press Catrina Thompson told news police officer were also wounded Tollie said the two men had The shooting drew numer- reporters the gunman at a city but are expected to survive. been involved in a physical al- ous police cars at the municipal WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A building was killed during a gun- Police Capt. Steven Tollie said tercation Thursday that wasn’t complex east of downtown that deadly shooting at a city build- fight with police officers who re- the slain employee and the gun- reported at the time to their supe- houses sanitation and engineer- ing in Winston-Salem, N.C., was sponded to the scene. One officer man had a “longstanding dislike riors. Another city employee who ing departments for the city of an act of “workplace violence” by was wounded. She said Steven De- for each other,” but he couldn’t was wounded wasn’t targeted and about 245,000 in the central part one city employee who targeted a wayne Haizlip, 61, shot and killed elaborate on the source of their was “collateral damage,” Tollie of the state. co-worker he’d disliked for a long another employee, Terry Lee disagreements. Cobb, 48, had said. Tollie said the gunman City workers described a fran- time, police said Friday. Cobb Jr., whom he had targeted. worked for the city for 20 years. brought multiple firearms to the tic scene as many people scat- Winston-Salem Police Chief Another city employee and a Haizlip had worked there for 12. shooting Friday. tered and sought cover outside. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 NATION Vitamin E blamed for ‘vast majority’ of vaping illnesses

BY CARLA K. JOHNSON The two-day followup after Associated Press hospital discharge is shorter than the previous recommendation of Health officials now blame vita- one to two weeks. min E acetate for the “vast major- Compared to other vaping ill- ity” of cases in the U.S. outbreak ness patients, those who went of vaping illnesses and they say back to the hospital were more doctors should monitor patients likely to have chronic conditions more closely after they go home such as diabetes, heart disease or from the hospital. other breathing problems such as The Centers for Disease Con- sleep apnea. Those who died after trol and Prevention announced hospital discharge were more the updated advice Friday. likely to be 50 or older. And, in a related move Friday, The CDC also released new PAUL SANCYA/AP authorities investigating how pa- information that continues to tients obtained possibly tainted point to a culprit: vitamin E ac- Dr. Hassan Nemeh, shows areas of a patient’s lungs during a news conference on Nov. 12 at Henry Ford vape products said they have shut etate, a thickening agent that’s Hospital in Detroit. A Henry Ford Health System medical team performed a double lung transplant for a down 44 websites advertising the been added to illicit THC vaping patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged from vaping. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control sale of illicit vaping cartridges liquids. THC is the chemical in and Prevention said vaping illnesses can get worse, even deadly, after patients leave the hospital. containing THC. marijuana that makes users feel The new medical advice is high. told reporters during a telephone under investigation. now direct visitors to a message based on a close look at about 3% A report published in the New briefing Friday that it is her “con- Interviews with patients and in red letters that says “This Site of vaping illness patients who re- England Journal of Medicine clusion“ that vitamin E acetate families led investigators to some Has Been Seized.“ turned to the hospital after dis- identified the substance in the caused the illness in “the vast of the websites that were shut Investigators have said they charge and seven who died after lung fluid of 48 out of 51 vaping majority of patients.“ down by the Food and Drug Ad- are not interested in taking ac- hospital discharge. illness patients and did not find it The nation’s outbreak of vap- ministration and the Drug En- tion against individuals who use The study suggests that vap- in the lung fluid of healthy people. ing-related lung injuries con- forcement Administration. The vaping products, and are focused ing illnesses can get worse, even Vitamin E acetate also has been tinues, but new cases are on the agencies did not announce any instead on suppliers. Some of the deadly, after patients leave the found in vaping product samples. decline. More than 2,500 cases of criminal charges. websites shut down were scam hospital and doctors should check In the strongest language yet vaping illness have been reported The 44 website domains — with sites intended to collect money on patients within two days of about what’s caused the outbreak, by all 50 states. There have been names including Stoners Market- without ever mailing consumers sending them home. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC 54 deaths and more deaths are place and Anonymous Meds — any products, authorities said. Researchers study if better Baltimore taking to the labels could stem obesity skies to surveil crime BY CANDICE CHOI it the fat, the sugar or something BY REGINA GARCIA CANO resolution of the footage won’t be Associated Press else? Associated Press sharp enough for officers to iden- It’s no surprise some people tify faces, but should help them NEW YORK — Would you put don’t pay attention to current la- BALTIMORE — The city of track movement and action. down that bag of chips if you saw bels, but exercise calories might it had 170 calories? What if the Baltimore will be monitored by The testing will align with the be more useful, said Amanda surveillance airplanes for up to city’s historically most violent label said it would take 16 min- Daley, a professor of behavioral utes of running to burn off those six months next year under a pilot months and will be focused on ho- medicine at Loughborough Uni- program announced Friday that micides, shootings and robberies, calories? versity in the United Kingdom, Health experts for years have is aimed at helping law enforce- including carjackings. Harrison “They may still ignore it, but ment investigate violent crime said police will not have access pushed for clearer food labeling let’s give it a go. Let’s at least give to empower people to make better and that will effectively restart to live feeds, and instead, officers them a chance to be able to easily choices. In the U.S., a recent reg- a tactic secretively used three will receive “evidence packages” understand,” she said. ulation requires calorie counts on years ago. of specific crimes that have al- Not everyone finds the idea packages to be bigger. Red, yel- The flights, which civil liber- ready being reported. compelling. Regardless of wheth- /AP low and green labels signal the AMANDA DALEY ties groups oppose, will start in Baltimore is experiencing one er it gets people to eat less, it could healthfulness of some foods in the A mockup of a soft drink May and gather footage during of its most violent years on record, United Kingdom. But with obesity reinforce negative attitudes about the hours when the city experi- with more than 330 homicides so exercise, said Yoni Freedhoff, an can with labels for “exercise rates persistently high, research- calories,” or the amount of ences high rates of crime. The an- far. That’s up from 309 total in ers are looking at whether more obesity expert at the University nouncement marks a reversal for 2018. The city has also seen more of Ottawa. physical activity needed to burn drastic approaches could help. them off. Baltimore Police Commissioner than 1,310 armed and unarmed One attention-grabbing idea “The idea that exercise is a pun- Michael Harrison, who previous- commercial robberies and car- being explored: Labeling foods ishment for eating does not strike ly expressed skepticism over the jackings. It wrapped up last year me as a good way to promote ex- far. The review suggested it may with “exercise calories,” or the lead people to pick lower-calorie use of the planes and described with 1,361 of those cases. ercise or healthy attitudes around the idea as an “untested” crime- City Solicitor Andre Davis amount of physical activity need- items than no labeling at all. But food,” he said. fighting strategy. on Friday said Baltimore’s law ed to burn them off. For example, the evidence was less clear when a chocolate bar might say it has Instead of trying to find a label “We will be the first American department is “entirely com- comparing exercise calorie label- 230 calories, alongside icons in- that can finally persuade people city to use this technology in an fortable” with the planned test, ing to specific alternatives like dicating that amounts to 42 min- to stop eating unhealthy foods, attempt to solve and deter violent whose cost Harrison said will be utes of walking or 22 minutes of Freedhoff said it would be better calorie counts alone. crime,” Harrison said at a news covered by philanthropic funds, running. to promote environments where The concept may seem too conference. He said he believes not tax dollars. He said he has With calorie counts, experts it’s easier to make good choices. drastic to ever become reality. they could prove to be “yet an- been in contact with the founda- worry the information doesn’t For now, it’s unknown how ex- But Brian Elbel, a New York Uni- other tool” to fight the violence tion of Texas billionaires Laura mean much if people don’t know ercise-time labeling would affect versity public health expert who plaguing the city. and John Arnold, who funded how much they should be eating choices in the real world. Last studies calorie counts on menus, The three planes will fly simul- the 2016 tryout through a dona- anyway. And with the “traffic week, a BMJ journal published said other measures — such as taneously, covering about 90% tion to the Baltimore Commu- light” system, people might not an analysis co-authored by Daley soda taxes — also once seemed of the city, said Baltimore police nity Foundation, a nonprofit civic understand why a food is red — is reviewing the limited research so far-fetched. spokesman Matt Jablow. The organization. Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 WORLD Death toll rises in Indian clashes over new law

BY SHEIKH SAALIQ rested and 13 police cases have AND EMILY SCHMALL been filed for posting “objection- Associated Press able” material on social media. In the northeastern border NEW DELHI — Nine people state of Assam, where internet died Saturday during clashes be- services were restored after a tween demonstrators and police 10-day blockade, hundreds of in northern India, raising the women on Saturday staged a sit- nationwide death toll in protests in against the law in Gauhati, the against a new citizenship law to state capital. 23, police said. “Our peaceful protests will Uttar Pradesh state police continue till this illegal and un- spokesman Pravin Kumar said constitutional citizenship law the nine fatalities increased the amendment is scrapped,” said death toll in the state to 15 in Samujjal Bhattacharya, the the protests against the new law, leader of the All Assam Students which the demonstrators say dis- criminates against Muslims. Union, which organized the rally. The “majority of the dead are He rejected an offer for dia- young people,” Singh said. “Some logue by Assam Chief Minister of them died of bullet injuries, but Sarbananda Sonowal, saying these injuries are not because of talks could take place when the police fire. The police have used “government was hoping to strike only tear gas to scare away the some compromise.” agitating mob.” In New Delhi on Saturday, po- Around a dozen vehicles were lice charged more than a dozen people with rioting in connec- set on fire as protesters went ALTAF QADRI/AP amok in the northern Indian cit- tion with violence during a pro- ies of Rampur, Sambhal, Muzaf- Indian policemen stop protesters at a barricade in New Delhi, India, on Friday. test Friday night in the capital’s farnagar, Bijnore and Kanpur, Daryaganj area. where a police station was also tians and other religious minori- as a violation of India’s secular suspended for another 48 hours Two U.S. Democratic presiden- torched, Singh said. ties who are in India illegally to constitution and have called it the in the state. tial candidates, Sen. Elizabeth The ongoing backlash against become citizens if they can show latest effort by the Modi govern- Six people were killed during Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders the law marks the strongest show they were persecuted because ment to marginalize the country’s clashes in Uttar Pradesh on Fri- denounced the new law on Twit- of dissent against the Hindu na- of their religion in Muslim-ma- 200 million Muslims. Modi has day, and police said Saturday that ter, and Malaysian Prime Minis- tionalist government of Prime jority Bangladesh, Pakistan and defended the law as a humanitar- over 600 in the state had been ter Mahathir Mohamad criticized Minister Narendra Modi since he Afghanistan. It does not apply to ian gesture. taken into custody since then as it at a news conference following was first elected in 2014. Muslims. An anti-terror squad was de- part of “preventive action.” In ad- the conclusion of an Islamic sum- The law allows Hindus, Chris- Critics have slammed the law ployed and internet services were dition, five people have been ar- mit in Kuala Lumpur. Temps rise US diplomat’s wife charged as wildfire in UK teen’s death in crash BY JILL LAWLESS — which carries a maximum sen- Associated Press tence of 14 years in prison — “fol- spreads in lowing a thorough review of the LONDON — An American evidence available.” diplomat’s wife who left the U.K. Prosecutors said they had Australia after being involved in a road ac- begun extradition proceedings cident that killed a British teenag- BY TRISTAN LAVALETTE although it is up to the govern- Associated Press er has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, Brit- ment to formally ask through dip- lomatic channels for Sacoolas to PERTH, Australia — Aus- ish prosecutors said Friday. tralia’s most populous state was The Crown Prosecution Ser- be sent back to Britain. paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire vice said it had begun extradi- Sacoolas’s lawyer, Amy Jef- conditions Saturday amid soar- tion proceedings against Anne fress, said her client had co-oper- ing temperatures, while one per- DEAN LEWINS, AAP IMAGES/AP Sacoolas. ated fully with the investigation son died as wildfires ravaged Rural Fire Service crew try to protect homes near the town of The decision to charge Sacoo- but “will not return voluntarily the country’s southeast, officials Tahmoor, New South Wales, as the Green Wattle Creek Fire las, who has claimed diplomatic to the United Kingdom to face a said. threatens communities southwest of Sydney, on Thursday. immunity, has caused tensions potential jail sentence for what “Catastrophic fire conditions between the U.K. and the United was a terrible but unintentional are as bad as it gets,” New South truck convoy southwest of Sydney have been most affected,” South States. British Foreign Secretary accident.” Wales Rural Fire Services Com- when a tree fell and caused their Australia Premier Steven Mar- Dominic Raab welcomed the Dunn’s mother, Charlotte missioner Shane Fitzsimmons vehicle to roll off the road. shall said. move but the State Department Charles, said the charge was “a told reporters. “Given we have Authorities confirmed Satur- The annual Australian fire called it unhelpful. huge step in the start of achiev- a landscape with so much active day that one person died and 15 season, which peaks during the British police say 19-year-old ing the promise to Harry that we fire burning, you have a recipe homes were destroyed in South Southern Hemisphere summer, motorcycle rider Harry Dunn made.” for very serious concern and a Australia as a wildfire ravaged started early after an unusually died in August when he was hit by very dangerous day.” “We made that promise to him the Adelaide Hills on Friday. warm and dry winter. Around 7.4 a car driven by Sacoolas, whose Areas in western Sydney were the night we lost him to seek jus- Another person was critically million acres of land have burned husband was an intelligence offi- forecast to hit 115 degrees Fahr- tice, thinking it was going to be injured after fighting to save his nationwide during a torrid past cer at RAF Croughton, a military enheit. Cooler air was expected to really easy,” she said. “We had no home from the fires. few months, with nine people base in central England used by move through New South Wales That follows the death of a 24- killed and more than 800 homes idea it was going to be this hard.” U.S. forces. Sacoolas claimed dip- late Saturday, although authori- year-old man in a road crash in destroyed. In its statement, the State De- lomatic immunity and left Britain ties warned that strong winds South Australia on Friday, which The devastation has put pres- partment expressed “deepest could push fires in dangerous sparked a fire in the area of the sure on Prime Minister Scott after the crash. Dunn’s family has urged her sympathies” over Dunn’s death new directions. Murraylands. Morrison, who has received criti- but said the decision to charge New South Wales is in a seven- to return and face British justice Authorities said 23 firefight- cism for going on a family vaca- Sacoolas was not “a helpful day state of emergency, with ers and several police have also tion in Hawaii during the wildfire and met with U.S. President Don- development.” around 2,000 firefighters battling suffered injuries, as more than crisis. ald Trump in Washington as part 100 wildfires. 98,842 acres burned across South Morrison cut short his vacation of their campaign. “I hope that Anne Sacoolas will Two firefighters died Thurs- Australia. and returned home on Saturday Britain’s prosecution service now realize the right thing to do day battling blazes southwest of “It is going to be a real scene of night. He is due to visit the New said it had authorized police is to come back to the U.K. and Sydney. Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and devastation, especially for those South Wales Rural Fire Service to charge Sacoolas with caus- cooperate with the criminal jus- Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, were in a people in the Adelaide Hills who headquarters on Sunday. ing death by dangerous driving tice process,” Raab said. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 13 VIDEO GAMES

The game Afterparty ably emulates the manic tempo of being young, smart (and stupid) and having a wild night out. Nightschool Studio photos Not the average Afterparty A #noregrets romp through the depths of hell

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRD are drinks that will boost the characters’ courage, as well Special to The Washington Post as to make them more fl irty, more obnoxious or more inclined to speak like someone out of a 1940s Hollywood one of the characters in Afterparty want to noir fi lm. take up too much of anyone’s time, even in hell Afterparty is the second game from Nightschool where the game is set. Demons, if you didn’t Studio. Like its previous game, Oxenfree, Afterparty Nknow, take schedules seriously, and it’s only feels like a marriage of graphic novels, animated fi lms because a demon at a processing center considers his and video games. Playing it mostly involves walking off-hours sacrosanct that Milo and Lola, two new arrivals around and talking to people. Though occasionally Milo to the Pit, are free to stroll about for a night rather than and Lola might be called upon to dance, play beer pong being assigned an ironic form of torture for their sins. or try to stack shot glasses on top of each other, these are Milo and Lola aren’t sure how they died — one minute low-pressure activities that don’t carry the threat of a they were chatting with their fellow college grads at a game over screen. Indeed, Afterparty provides a breezy, party then, zap! — or why they’ve ended up in hell, but frictionless experience that lasts about as long as a good they adapt quickly. Looking for an escape plan, they learn party (four or fi ve hours). that if they can best Satan in a drinking contest, they’ll Chatting with the characters, you get the feeling that win their liberty. And so begins a pub crawl in which the everyone is trying extra hard to deliver their snappiest kids — sorry, I mean the recently-certifi ed adults — get involved in a whole lot of tomfoolery. lines. The reference-heavy humor pulls in everything Before the night is over Milo and Lola will, among from Schopenhauer to “How Stella Got Her Groove other things, commit themselves to a bad impersonation, Back,” to ’90s-era cartoons. The approach is scattershot, instigate a fi ght and cut past lots of people waiting to get but not grating. into a party. They’ll also suffer the occasional interrup- In contrast with Milo and Lola’s vigor, the demons tion from their personal demon, Sister Mary Wormhorn, come across as weary, working stiffs. For example, after whose job, naturally, is to remind them of diffi cult memo- hopping in and out of cages operated by elevator demons ries. Wormhorn is batty and overeager, but like the rest to ascend the cliffs outside of Satan’s house, Milo asks of Hell’s denizens, she keeps her routines short. the third elevator demon, “Why didn’t Satan make more To everyone’s good fortune, Milo, a people pleaser, stairs?” to which the demon replies, “Because Satan likes and Lola, the one who will tell you that your tastes are to keep demons employed.” Khoi Dao (Milo) and Janina too commercial, have Sam (voiced by the talented Ashly Gavankar (Lola) are gifted vocal actors, and their banter Burch) to ferry them across lava on her boat from place fl ows. Of course, not every joke hits, but a good number to place and deliver clipped exposition. Without the do. I’m surely not the only one who started a new game burden of responsibility, Milo and Lola can, and really after the credits rolled because I wanted to see how the should, drink all manner of concoctions since they im- night could have turned out differently. part extra dialogue options. Afterparty ably emulates the manic tempo of being Hell is a repository of drinks with names such as young, smart (and stupid) and having a wild night out. Famous Last Words (“menthol, colored solvents, with a #noregrets touch of sugar; slightly more enjoyable than death”) and Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, the Headless Groom (“orange rum; melted chocolate; Xbox One catholic guilt; twisty straws for mild enjoyment”). There Online: nightschoolstudio.com/afterparty

More game reviews at stripes.com/games PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

‘LOOKIN’ GOOD!’ 123 45678 91011121314151617 BY EMILY CARROLL / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ 18 19 20 21 22 Emily Carroll, of New York City, is a 2016 medical-school graduate who just finished her residency. She is applying for fellowships 23 24 25 26 and expects to get news (fingers crossed!) around the time this crossword is published. The genesis of the puzzle was 41-Across, with its unusual letter pattern. Part of that pattern led her to think of 110-Across, which became the puzzle’s ‘‘revealer’’ entry. This is Emily’s 10th crossword for The Times and her second Sunday. — W.S. 27 28 29 30

ACROSS 55 One shouting, “Get off 98 Amenable sort 6 Former TV psychic 31 32 33 34 35 1 Unpleasantly surprise my lawn!” 99 Pet lovers’ org. Miss ____ 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 4 Music-licensing org. 56 PC port 103 Phrase on a candy 7 The “A” of W.N.B.A.: 58 Clothing designer heart Abbr. 9 Big brother? 43 44 45 Marc 104 Impertinent sorts 8 Ask 14 Some Pac-12 athletes 62 “S.N.L.” alum who 106 Birds or wasps 9 Parts of hearts 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 co-starred in 2016’s 108 Caviar source 10 Wonderful 18 Three or four, say “Ghostbusters” 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 110 Good-looking … or receptacle? 20 Ashton Kutcher’s role 64 Classic soft drink a phonetic hint to a 11 Tampa Bay N.F.L.er 62 63 64 65 on “That ’70s Show” 65 Response to a funny feature found five 12 Rock-____ (jukebox meme 21 “Cross my heart” times in this puzzle brand) 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 66 Stopping point 22 Ingredient in 114 What may follow fire 13 Romantic preference 67 Lead-in to meter or stone 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 spanakopita 14 Where to see 68 Manage 115 Pulmonologist’s 80 81 82 83 23 Carefree quality Botticelli’s “The 70 Follower of Sam or expertise Birth of Venus” 84 85 86 87 88 25 Synopsis will. 118 Give too much light 15 Three or four, say 72 Pince-____ glasses 119 One way to turn a 26 Saudi king before 16 Colorless gases 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 ship Abdullah 73 Iranian currency with 17 Turns blue? a 75-Across on its 120 Members of une 27 Popular Asian 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 bills sororité 19 “Well, that’s quite a honeymoon coincidence …” 103 104 105 106 107 destination 75 See 73-Across 121 National currency that, if you drop 24 Sudden turn 77 Game console 108 109 110 111 112 113 29 Ready for publication introduced in 2006 its second letter 28 Ewe or sow and read the result 31 Comes into view 80 It’s often included 30 One with superhuman 114 115 116 117 118 backward, spells powers 32 Was given no other with an R.S.V.P. card another national 33 Spanish or 119 120 121 122 option 81 Like most Italian currency singular nouns Portuguese 122 Memo header 123 124 125 126 35 Online publication finishing in -a: Abbr. 34 “____ Como Va” 123 36 Funny Foxx 82 Scatters about Knights’ titles in “A (Santana hit) Game of Thrones” 83 United way? 38 Make alterations to 37 Rant 124 Heart topper, in 55 Part of a short race 76 New York Mets 90 Sierra Nevada, e.g. 105 No longer in style 84 The most recent Pope 39 State of disbelief 41 Top musical group bridge 57 Draws back epithet 91 Oar 107 Reason for a TV-MA of the 1990s, per Benedict 40 Humdinger 125 “Someone Like You” 78 Quaint contraction 93 Frozen Wasser rating, perhaps 86 Like some “#@&!” 42 Lusaka native 59 Washington’s Billboard hitmaker, 2011 79 West Coast brew, for language Kellyanne or George 95 Counterpart of dorsal 109 “Say it ain’t so!” 43 51 past 126 Jokey suffix with 43 “Swell!” short 88 “Actually, I do” 60 Little: Ger. 97 Immature eggs 111 Jedi guru 44 Patronize, in a way most 44 NNE or SSW 82 France’s Boulogne- 89 Photo ____ 46 Tattoo artists 61 Smith and Nelson ____-Mer 98 Doofus 112 Poet who wrote, 45 Slow start? 92 “Buddy Holly” band, “Jupiter from on DOWN 47 Fictional land of 85 Disney’s Herbie, for 99 First part in an 46 Momentarily 1994 63 Teacher 1 Prattle books and film one instruction manual high laughs at 94 Braced (oneself) 64 Emphatic denial lovers’ perjuries” 50 Supporting, with “up” 2 Triangular 48 “Impossible Is 87 Under attack 100 Hallucinogen 96 New York social 69 Arduous 52 “I messed up,” in construction Nothing” sloganeer sometimes called a 113 World’s rarest goose reformer whose 88 Visitors’ 3 Was taken aback 49 Family nickname 71 Degree for a research “divine messenger” slang name is on a announcement 116 A count manager scientist 54 Comaneci of Manhattan housing 4 Unable to move well 51 University officials 89 “The Song of 101 Parts of waves 117 Vardalos of “My Big gymnastics project 5 Submits 53 ____ canto 74 Latin law Hiawatha” tribe 102 Give the green light Fat Greek Wedding”

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“Gunston Street” is drawn by Basil Zaviski. Email him at [email protected], and visit gunstonstreet.com. Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Skydiving Santa sent to hospital for hard landing

COCOA BEACH FL — Without reindeer or a sleigh, a skydiving Santa in Florida made a hard landing on the beach and had to be taken to a hospital. Organizers of the Skydiving Santas event in Cocoa Beach said the woman was conscious and breathing when she was airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital. She wasn’t identified and her con- dition wasn’t known. Orlando television station WESH reported that almost 100 skydivers dressed in Santa’s red suit and white beard took part in the event on Florida’s Space Coast. Boy, 3, shoots sleeping father in buttocks

ERIE —A 3-year-old PA Erie boy shot his sleep- ing father in the buttocks with a gun he found in their Pennsylva- nia home, authorities said. The shooting happened about in Erie, when the child found a loaded, small-caliber handgun and fired it at his 26-year-old fa- ther. The dad was being treated at a hospital for wounds that are not considered life-threatening. His name was not released. It’s not clear how the child found the handgun, authorities said. Two other children in the house at the time were not injured. The shooting remains under JERONIMO NISA, THE DECATUR (ALA.) DAILY/AP investigation. Family adopt sick dog The 3 Musketeers after wanders into home Kirk Crupi, left, his little brother, Colt, and Owen Rinna duel with plastic swords in the Point Mallard pavilion in Decatur, Ala. PHILADELPHIA past the tree just before it crashes PA — A malnourished dog THE CENSUS Mayor pardons pigs to the ground, blocking both sides that wandered into a Philadel- of Route 9. ahead of holiday dinner phia home during a storm was The approximate worth of lobsters in a truck that was stolen by a South Boston man. adopted. Man dragged deputy When Boston MIAMI — Miami has Sports podcast host Jack Joki- police officers responded to a report of a motor ve- FL a little different take on nen said his wife found the dog trying to stop car $10K hicle accident in Charlestown, they were told that the presidential turkey pardon- when she went to grab a pacifier the 29-year-old suspect had stolen the truck from ing. Mayor Carlos Gimenez adds for their baby early in the morn- GRAND ISLAND — A a local lobster company. Workers were loading the truck at the dock when the some caliente to the tradition by ing. She woke Jokinen up, and he NE man was sentenced for suspect jumped into the truck’s cabin and took off, officials said. Several company pardoning a pig. rushed downstairs, where all the dragging a Nebraska sheriff’s employees chased the suspect in a second truck. The man refused to stop and Roasted pig or lechon is the doors and windows were closed. deputy as the deputy tried to stop instead deliberately crashed into the second truck. centerpiece of many South Flor- After watching surveillance a car the man was driving. ida Christmas feasts. footage of his home, Jokinen fig- Hall County District Court re- The two lucky pigs, Peppa and ured out that the wind had blown cords said Tristan Bush was given defunct Testicle Festival in Au- no’s brother, Leonardo Iturriaga Petra, were rescued from a local his front door wide open for sev- two to three years last month gust 2017. They said he jerked the Centeno, 28, could face charges slaughterhouse by the Aguacate eral hours, he said in a video he after pleading no contest to sever- steering wheel, causing the modi- including possession and intent Sanctuary of Love. The rescue posted on Twitter. al charges, including assault on a fied Jeep Wrangler to roll over on to distribute meth, prosecutors group said the pigs will have The footage showed a dog limp police officer and using a deadly Interstate 90. said. ample space to run free. through the door at about 3:15 weapon in resisting arrest. Killed in the crash were Van- a.m. About 30 minutes later, a man Bush was a passenger in the nessa Anderson, 33, and Donny Rare white deer herd walked up and shut the door. stopped car but slid over and Barlow, 36. Artifact found in 1973 Jokinen took the dog, who is began driving away to keep the may be 3,000 years old tour to come to an end now named Suzy, to the vet where deputy from arresting him on 4 accused of smuggling ROMULUS — Tours of he learned that she had fleas, several warrants, authorities MONROE — An item meth from Mexico NY a rare white deer herd ticks and a heart murmur among said. NC found in North Caro- other ailments. The affidavit said a chase was on a wildlife sanctuary at a for- RIVERSIDE — Au- lina in 1973 may be thousands of mer Cold War weapons depot are quickly ended out of concern for a CA years old, according to the state’s 7-year-old child in the back seat. thorities arrested four slated to end soon because of fi- Falling tree barely men suspected in an operation office of archaeology. nancial troubles, but the property misses passing car to use an ultralight to fly nearly The 7-inch carved artifact owner said he’ll continue protec- Man given 15 years in 200 pounds of methamphetamine found by a Monroe landowner is tion of the herd and look for ways LEICESTER — It was Testicle Festival crash into Southern California from suspected to be a grooved adz, a to resume public access. MA a close call between a Mexico, the U.S. Attorney’s Of- tool used for smoothing or trim- The board of directors of the nonprofit Seneca White Deer, Inc., Massachusetts driver and a fall- MISSOULA — A fice announced . ming wood, The Charlotte Ob- MT voted to end tours at the former ing tree that barely missed the judge sentenced a 44- The arrests came after U.S. server reported. It could have car year-old man to 15 years in prison Customs and Border Protection Seneca Army Depot because do- been used to carve bowls, dugout The Leicester Police Depart- after he pleaded guilty to causing agents detected the glider-like nations weren’t meeting expenses, ment’s surveillance system cap- the fatal crash of a shuttle car aircraft crossing into the U.S. canoes or other objects, accord- said the organization’s president, tured the close call. after leaving a festival in western from Calexico, Mexico, accord- ing to a North Carolina Office of Dennis Money. He said more than The footage shows the large Montana. ing to a statement. State Archaeology statement. 15,000 people have taken tours tree starting to fall as a black car Prosecutors said Bayford was Victor Bugarin Perez, 28; Juan The item’s age is unclear, but since they started two years ago, drives down the road with no sign riding in the shuttle to Missoula Favela Paredez, 25; Juan Carlos likely dates to the Late Archaic but operations will end Dec. 29. of slowing down. The car drives after being kicked out of the now- Iturriaga Centeno, 33, and Centa- period between 3,000-1,000 B.C. From wire reports PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Impeachment is done; now, take on the FBI Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DANIELLE ALLEN Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff agent of a foreign power.” also include (a) a proposed timetable for Special to The Washington Post The ordinary Fourth Amendment rights implementing such measures and (b) an of citizens are at stake here. To remind, explanation of why, in the government’s EDITORIAL n Wednesday, the House of this is “the right of the people to be secure view, the information in FBI applications Representatives rightly acted to in their persons, houses, papers, and ef- submitted in the interim should be regard- Terry Leonard, Editor set our constitutional house in fects, against unreasonable searches and ed as reliable.” [email protected] Oorder by impeaching President seizures, shall not be violated, and no War- Without a sound basis for confidence Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Donald Trump. Two key committees rants shall issue, but upon probable cause, in the heightened candor of the FBI, the [email protected] — Judiciary and Intelligence — have rig- supported by Oath or affirmation.” court cannot trust its applications for sur- orously analyzed rudimentary principles The FBI failed to adhere to this proba- veillance authorizations to be reliable. Not Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content of constitutional governance as justifying [email protected] ble-cause standard. Given the vast surveil- only our Fourth Amendment rights but action. lance powers available to the agency and also national security hinge on cleanup at Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation But the office of the president is not the the dependence of the FISA court on the the FBI. [email protected] only place where rot has set in. If Demo- perfect integrity of FBI applications for Congress should bring the same speed crats in the House are serious about fight- the legitimacy of the warrants and surveil- and intensity to this work as to impeach- Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ing for constitutional democracy, they need [email protected] lance authorizations the court approves, ment. House Democrats have presented next to tackle the problems at the FBI. this, too, is surely an urgent constitutional themselves as the standard-bearers for our Just over a week ago, Justice Depart- matter. The right functioning of our execu- constitutional democracy. If they are sin- BUREAU STAFF ment Inspector General Michael Horow- tive branch depends on the faithfulness of cere, their expressed commitment should itz released a doorstopper of a report that the president. The right functioning of the also motivate them to hold appropriate Europe/Mideast scathingly indicted the FBI for its handling FBI depends on its “heightened duty of parties responsible at the FBI. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] of surveillance applications submitted to candor,” to quote the court report. Every time I — or anyone — invokes the +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 the court under the Foreign Intelligence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., importance of restoring sound foundations Surveillance Act. The FBI’s original deci- concluded her post-impeachment news for constitutionalism and self-government, Pacific sion to open the investigation into possible conference by stressing the “urgency” pre- we sound pompous. I know that. I would Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief foreign involvement in the Trump cam- sented by President Donald Trump’s use of like to be able to find a way to laugh at [email protected] +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 paign was justified, Horowitz concluded, the powers of his office to solicit political myself and everyone else who cares about but continuance of that investigation past favors from Ukraine. That, she suggested, such abstractions as separation of powers Washington an early point may not have been. motivated the House’s speedy movement and checks and balances. I’ve even spent Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief As a new order from the FISA court puts toward impeachment. A parallel urgency time reading Mark Twain to try to figure [email protected] it, serious errors undermined the FBI’s applies in the FBI case. out how to find our current predicament (+1)(202)886-0033 four applications for electronic surveil- Indeed, the FISA court has given the funny, and myself comic. But I just haven’t Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News [email protected] lance of former Trump adviser Carter FBI a deadline of Jan. 10 to “inform the been able to get there, the help of Ross Page. The inspector general report “docu- Court in a sworn written submission of Douthat notwithstanding. CIRCULATION ments troubling instances in which FBI what it has done, and plans to do, to en- What I can say is that if one is serious personnel provided information to NSD sure that the statement of facts in each about constitutional democracy, one needs Mideast [the National Security Division of the Jus- FBI application accurately and completely to be consistently serious. 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Sports College football College basketball Bowl schedule Alamo Bowl Friday’s men’s scores D.C. on AFN San Antonio Charlotte at East Carolina Friday, Dec. 20 Texas (7-5) vs. Utah (11-2) EAST Yale at Clemson Bahamas Bowl Wednesday, Jan. 1 Birmingham-Southern 84, St. Mary’s FAU at Mercer Nassau Citrus Bowl (Md.) 82 The Citadel at NC State Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9 Orlando, Fla. Calvin 84, Skidmore 64 MIDWEST Go to the American Forces Frisco (Texas) Bowl Michigan (9-3) vs. Alabama (10-2) Clarion 69, Lock Haven 65 Fort Wayne at Iowa St. Kent St. 51, Utah St. 41 Outback Bowl Delaware Valley 78, Bryn Athyn 65 Marshall at N. Iowa Network website for the most Saturday, Dec. 21 Tampa, Fla. Drexel 72, Quinnipiac 63 Chicago St. at Indiana St. up-to-date TV schedules. Celebration Bowl Minnesota (10-2) vs. Auburn (9-3) East Stroudsburg 85, Edinboro 51 Davidson at Loyola of Chicago At Atlanta Rose Bowl Gannon 74, Mansfield 67 UMKC at South Dakota myafn.net NC A&T (8-3) vs. Alcorn State (9-3) Pasadena, Calif. Indiana (Pa.) 76, Shepherd 62 SOUTHWEST Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (10-3) James Madison 75, Fordham 69 Xavier at TCU New Mexico Bowl FAR WEST Albuquerque Sugar Bowl Kutztown 94, Slippery Rock 84 New Orleans LIU Brooklyn 82, Delaware 75, OT Saint Mary’s (Cal) vs. Nevada at San Central Michigan (8-5) vs. San Diego Merchant Marine 70, Geneva 68 Francisco State (9-3) Georgia (11-2) vs. Baylor (11-2) Houston Baptist at New Mexico Pro football Thursday, Jan. 2 Mercyhurst 77, Bloomsburg 59 Cure Bowl Millersville 64, Seton Hill 61 Houston vs. Portland at Honolulu Orlando, Fla. Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Navy 59, Mount St. Mary’s 48 Cal St.-Fullerton at Loyola Marymount Liberty (7-5) vs. Georgia Southern (7-5) Cincinnati (10-3) vs. Boston College (6-6) Penn St. 87, CCSU 58 Merrimack at UC Santa Barbara NFL injury report Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Gator Bowl Pitt.-Johnstown 81, Shippensburg 73 UC Riverside at San Jose St. Jacksonville, Fla. NEW YORK — The National Football SMU (10-2) vs. FAU (10-3) Pittsburgh 79, Binghamton 53 Georgia Tech vs. Boise St. at Honolulu Camellia Bowl Indiana (8-4) vs. Tennessee (7-5) Rowan 84, Salisbury 74 San Francisco State at CS Northridge League injury report, as provided by the Friday, Jan. 3 league (OUT - definitely will not play; Montgomery, Ala. Scranton 66, Mass.-Dartmouth 63 Ball St. vs. Washington at Honolulu FIU (6-6) vs. Arkansas State (7-5) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tiffin 76, Urbana 71, OT MVSU at California Baptist DNP - did not practice; LIMITED - limited Boise participation in practice; FULL - full par- Las Vegas Bowl UMass 74, Maine 53 UTEP vs. Hawaii at Honolulu Boise State (12-1) vs. Washington (7-5) Ohio (6-6) vs. Nevada (7-5) Vermont 86, Lipscomb 63 ticipation in practice): Saturday, Jan. 4 Sunday New Orleans Bowl West Chester 82, California (Pa.) 81 Friday’s women’s scores UAB (9-4) vs. Appalachian State (12-1) Armed Forces Bowl SOUTH BALTIMORE RAVENS at CLEVELAND Fort Worth, Texas BROWNS — RAVENS: QUESTIONABLE: LB Monday, Dec. 23 Akron 62, Tulane 61 EAST Gasparilla Bowl Southern Miss (7-5) vs. Tulane (6-6) Ala.-Huntsville 74, Union (Tenn.) 53 Appalachian St. 82, Canisius 57 Chris Board (concussion), T Ronnie Stan- Monday, Jan. 6 ley (concussion). BROWNS: QUESTION- At Tampa, Fla. Alabama A&M 92, North Alabama 80 Boston College 109, Delaware St. 69 ABLE: RB Dontrell Hilliard (neck), T Kend- UCF (9-3) vs. Marshall (8-4) Lendingtree Bowl Alcorn St. 122, Ecclesia 71 Bryant 68, Albany (NY) 55 all Lamm (knee), S Eric Murray (knee), DT Tuesday, Dec. 24 Mobile, Ala. Augsburg 72, Shenandoah 60 Duquesne 75, Kennesaw St. 72 Hawaii Bowl Miami (Ohio) (8-5) vs. Louisiana-La- Barry 83, Thomas (Ga.) 55 James Madison 69, George Washing- Sheldon Richardson (back), C J.C. Tretter fayette (10-3) Belmont Abbey 94, Barton 84 (knee), DE Olivier Vernon (knee). Honolulu ton 50 BYU (7-5) vs. Hawaii (9-5) Monday, Jan. 13 Centre 85, Lawrence 60 Loyola (Md.) 64, Monmouth (NJ) 48 CAROLINA PANTHERS at INDIANAPO- Clemson 68, Jacksonville 39 LIS COLTS — PANTHERS: OUT: LB Marquis Thursday, Dec. 26 College Football Championship Penn 53, Drexel 49 New Orleans Eckerd 73, American International 70 Providence 48, Loyola Marymount 45 Haynes (knee), T Garrett McGhin (ankle), Independence Bowl Florida Southern 81, Northwood LB Shaq Thompson (ankle). QUESTION- Shreveport, La. Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl Saint Joseph’s 63, Harvard 39 winner (Mich.) 70 Seton Hall 74, Lafayette 50 ABLE: DT Vernon Butler (illness), WR Cur- Miami (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-3) Florida Tech 86, Toccoa Falls 53 Quick Lane Bowl Saturday, Jan. 18 St. John’s 71, Fairfield 69 tis Samuel (knee). COLTS: OUT: DT Deni- Furman 64, Mercer 62 Stony Brook 63, Morgan St. 56 co Autry (concussion), CB Kenny Moore Detroit East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. Georgia 87, SMU 85, 2OT Syracuse 77, Michigan St. 63 (ankle), CB Quincy Wilson (shoulder). Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Eastern Michigan Liberty 66, Towson 54 SOUTH QUESTIONABLE: S Malik Hooker (hand). (6-6) East vs. West NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Norfolk St. 72, Bowling Green 67, OT Alabama 85, Radford 51 CINCINNATI BENGALS at MIAMI DOL- Friday, Dec. 27 Oglethorpe 91, Goucher 63 Alabama A&M 77, Florida A&M 53 PHINS — BENGALS: OUT: WR A.J. Green Military Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. American vs. National St. Leo 64, Walsh 57 Bethune-Cookman 59, Stetson 55 (ankle), G John Miller (concussion). DOL- Annapolis, Md. Texas-Dallas 77, Hendrix 69 Binghamton 88, Grambling St. 67 PHINS: QUESTIONABLE: C Evan Boehm North Carolina (6-6) vs. Temple (8-4) Saturday, Jan. 25 Senior Bowl West Alabama 69, Newberry 53 Coll. of Charleston 79, Charleston (ankle), DE Taco Charlton (ankle), RB Pinstripe Bowl MIDWEST Southern 70 Chandler Cox (shoulder), K Jason Sand- At Mobile, Ala. New York North vs. South Alma 82, Beloit 72 Colorado 77, UAB 69 ers (illness), DT Zach Sieler (ankle). Wake Forest (8-4) vs. Michigan State Dubuque 84, Wis.-Stout 76 ETSU 65, South Alabama 60 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at ATLANTA (6-6) Sunday, Jan. 26 Fort Hays St. 96, Avila 55 Hula Bowl Florida 67, Xavier 64 FALCONS — JAGUARS: QUESTIONABLE: Texas Bowl Lakeland 74, Edgewood 71 Furman 69, FAU 63 WR D.J. Chark (ankle). FALCONS: OUT: G At Honolulu LeMoyne 84, Lake Erie 80 Houston East vs. West Gardner-Webb 65, Mercer 62 James Carpenter (concussion). Oklahoma State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5) Marquette 82, N. Dakota St. 68 Georgia Southern 78, St. Francis NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at TENNES- Holiday Bowl N. Colorado 87, South Dakota 68 Brooklyn 47 SEE TITANS — SAINTS: OUT: LB Kiko San Diego NCAA FCS playoffs NW Missouri St. 81, Truman St. 66 Jacksonville 55, Jacksonville St. 40 Alonso (quadricep), S Vonn Bell (knee), Iowa (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4) North Park 84, Illinois College 81 Louisiana-Lafayette 53, Mississippi 42 G Larry Warford (knee). QUESTIONABLE: Cheez-It Bowl Quarterfinals UIC 76, UC Irvine 67 Memphis 91, MVSU 54 SS Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (concus- Phoenix Friday, Dec. 13 Wis. Lutheran 71, Aurora 68 Miami 75, UNC Asheville 46 sion), G Andrus Peat (forearm), CB Pat- Air Force (10-2) vs. Washington State James Madison 17, Northern Iowa 0 SOUTHWEST Mount St. Mary’s 75, Richmond 67 rick Robinson (calf). TITANS: OUT: WR (6-6) Montana State 24, Austin Peay 10 Centenary 82, Austin 73 N. Kentucky 80, Wofford 72 Adam Humphries (ankle), CB Adoree’ Weber State 17, Montana 10 Rogers St. 61, Northeastern St. 59 NC A&T 82, Clemson 74 Saturday, Dec. 28 St. Thomas (Texas) 79, Dallas 74 Jackson (foot). QUESTIONABLE: DT Jef- Camping World Bowl Saturday, Dec. 14 North Carolina 85, UNC Wilmington 45 fery Simmons (knee). North Dakota State 9, Illinois State 3 FAR WEST Old Dominion 75, Hampton 38 Orlando, Fla. Black Hills St. 90, Dickinson St. 62 PITTSBURGH STEELERS at NEW YORK Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Iowa State (7-5) Semifinals Samford 84, Murray St. 56 JETS — STEELERS: No injuries reported. Saturday, Dec. 21 Chapman 84, Lewis & Clark 56 Texas A&M 60, Georgia Tech 48 Cotton Bowl Classic Fresno St. 95, IUPUI 64 Texas Southern 72, Tulane 62 JETS: DOUBTFUL: G Tom Compton (calf), Arlington, Texas North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Montana WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring, State (11-3) Hawaii-Hilo 77, St. Martin’s 70 UCF 67, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 58 Penn State (10-2) vs. Memphis (12-1) Regis 71, Colorado Christian 66 Vanderbilt 76, UC Irvine 63 knee). QUESTIONABLE: S Jamal Adams Peach Bowl James Madison (13-1) vs. Weber State (ankle), DE Henry Anderson (shoulder), (11-3) Santa Clara 100, MVSU 71 Virginia Tech 54, Rice 45 Atlanta Simon Fraser 86, SE Oklahoma 83, OT William & Mary 65, Norfolk St. 56 WR Robby Anderson (illness), T Kelvin CFP Semifinal, LSU (13-0) vs. Oklaho- Beachum (ankles), CB Arthur Maulet St. John’s (Minn.) 69, Linfield 62 MIDWEST ma (12-1) NCAA Division II playoffs UC Santa Barbara 77, Southern U. 68 Akron 88, Denver 72 (calf), DT Steve McLendon (knee, hip), Fiesta Bowl W. Oregon 91, Dixie St. 75 CB Brian Poole (concussion, ankle), RB Cleveland St. 95, Lake Erie 49 Glendale, Ariz. Semifinals Wis.-La Crosse 89, Willamette 60 DePaul 83, Loyola of Chicago 76 Bilal Powell (ankle), DT Quinnen Williams Saturday, Dec. 14 (neck). CFP Semifinal, Ohio State (13-0) vs. IUPUI 72, E. Kentucky 42 Clemson (13-0) Minnesota State 58, Slippery Rock 15 Illinois 58, Missouri 51 NEW YORK GIANTS at WASHINGTON West Florida 28, Ferris State 14 Men’s schedule REDSKINS — GIANTS: OUT: TE Rhett El- Monday, Dec. 30 Liberty 75, Bradley 63 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Championship Sunday’s games Northwestern 64, East Carolina 45 lison (concussion). REDSKINS: OUT: CB Saturday, Dec. 21 Quinton Dunbar (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: Dallas EAST Princeton 66, Saint Louis 50 Western Kentucky (8-4) vs. Western At McKinney, Texas St. Peter’s vs. LIU Brooklyn at Brook- St. Bonaventure 57, Wright St. 56 CB Fabian Moreau (hamstring). QUES- Minnesota State (14-0) vs. West Flor- Troy 71, Kent St. 64 TIONABLE: S Landon Collins (achilles). Michigan (7-5) lyn, N.Y. Music City Bowl ida (12-2) Columbia at Colgate UMKC 66, E. Washington 55 OAKLAND RAIDERS at LOS ANGELES Manhattan at Hofstra Wake Forest 78, Dayton 59 CHARGERS — RAIDERS: OUT: G Richie Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Louisville (7-5) NCAA Division III playoffs Sacred Heart at Holy Cross Wichita St. 66, Montana St. 64 Incognito (ankle), RB Josh Jacobs (shoul- Lafayette at Rutgers Wisconsin 68, Prairie View 42 der), LB Marquel Lee (toe). CHARGERS: Redbox Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Semifinals New Hampshire at UConn Youngstown St. 92, Muskingum 46 DOUBTFUL: T Russell Okung (groin). Delaware St. at St. Francis (NY) SOUTHWEST QUESTIONABLE: RB Justin Jackson (ham- Illinois (6-6) vs. California (7-5) Saturday, Dec. 14 Orange Bowl North Central (Ill.) 45, Muhlenberg 14 Cornell at Hartford North Texas 63, Louisiana-Monroe 51 string). Kean at NJIT Oklahoma St. 78, Oral Roberts 44 DALLAS COWBOYS at PHILADELPHIA Miami Gardens, Fla. Wisconsin-Whitewater 35, Saint John’s Florida (10-2) vs. Virginia (9-4) (Minn.) 32 Prairie View at Seton Hall Texas Tech 81, Ark.-Pine Bluff 55 EAGLES — COWBOYS: OUT: LB Leighton SOUTH UTSA 80, Texas Wesleyan 78 Vander Esch (neck). QUESTIONABLE: CB Tuesday, Dec. 31 Championship Friday, Dec. 20 Austin Peay vs. Alabama St. at St. Pe- FAR WEST C.J. Goodwin (thumb), WR Devin Smith Belk Bowl tersburg, Fla. Arizona St. 70, Creighton 55 (knee), LB Joe Thomas (knee). EAGLES: Charlotte, N.C. At Shenandoah, Texas St. Francis (Pa.) vs. William & Mary at Ball St. 70, New Mexico 57 OUT: T Lane Johnson (ankle). QUESTION- Kentucky (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4) North Central (Ill.) 41, Wisconsin- Washington, D.C. Gonzaga 64, Missouri St. 52 ABLE: WR Nelson Agholor (knee), DE Sun Bowl Whitewater 14 Md.-Eastern Shore at Old Dominion Long Beach St. 69, Texas Rio Grande Derek Barnett (ankle), RB Jordan Howard El Paso, Texas Wofford at Kennesaw St. Valley 65 (shoulder), CB Avonte Maddox (knee). Florida State (6-6) vs. Arizona State (7-5) NAIA playoffs FIU at Stetson Seattle 72, Cal Poly 49 DETROIT LIONS at DENVER BRONCOS Liberty Bowl Harvard at Howard Southern Cal 50, Nevada 47 — LIONS: OUT: LB Christian Jones (shoul- Memphis, Tenn. Championship Duquesne vs. UAB at St. Petersburg, Fla. Toledo 66, Pacific 65 der), DT A’Shawn Robinson (shoulder), T Kansas State (8-4) vs. Navy (9-2) Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico St. vs. Mississippi St. at Utah 75, Weber St. 46 Rick Wagner (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Arizona Bowl At Grambling, La. Jackson, Miss. Virginia 63, UNLV 55 Devon Kennard (hamstring), RB Bo Scar- Tucson, Ariz. Morningside (13-0) vs. Marian (Ind.) South Carolina at Virginia Washington 73, San Francisco 54 brough (ribs). BRONCOS: OUT: DE Adam Wyoming (7-5) vs. Georgia State (7-5) (12-0) Richmond vs. Radford at Washington, Washington St. 69, Southern U. 54 Gotsis (knee), T Ja’Wuan James (knee), G Ronald Leary (concussion). QUESTION- ABLE: TE Noah Fant (shoulder, illness), DE Dre’Mont Jones (ankle), DT Kyle Peko Deals Pro baseball (illness), G Dalton Risner (illness), DE De- Marcus Walker (ankle). ARIZONA CARDINALS at SEATTLE Friday’s transactions TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms HOCKEY MLB calendar SEAHAWKS — CARDINALS: QUESTION- with RHPs Ian Gibaut and Edinson National Hockey League ABLE: WR Christian Kirk (ankle), G Jus- BASEBALL Volquez and C Tim Federowicz on minor ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled G Adin Jan. 10 — Salary arbitration figures tin Pugh (back), DT Caraun Reid (knee). Major League Baseball league contracts. Hill from Tucson (AHL). exchanged. SEAHAWKS: DOUBTFUL: DE Jadeveon OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF National League BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Curtis Jan. 21 — Baseball Writers’ Associa- Clowney (core), S Quandre Diggs (ankle). BASEBALL — Suspended free agent mi- CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms Lazar from Rochester (AHL). tion of America Hall of Fame voting re- QUESTIONABLE: T Duane Brown (knee, nor league pitcher Daniel De Leon and with RHP Ryan Tepera on a one-year CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned sults announced. biceps), CB Shaquill Griffin (hamstring), Pittsburgh minor league pitcher Andy contract. F Brian Gibbons to Charlotte (AHL). Feb. 3-21 — Salary arbitration hear- LB Mychal Kendricks (hamstring). Maldonado (DSL Pirates) 72 games each MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned ings, Phoenix. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at CHICAGO after testing positive for Stanozolol, a with RHP Yimi Garcia on a one-year con- F Yakov Trenin to Milwaukee (AHL). performance-enhancing substance in vi- Feb. 4-6 — Owners meetings, Orlando, BEARS — CHIEFS: OUT: CB Morris Clai- tract. Designated RHP Kyle Keller for as- SOCCER Florida. borne (shoulder), G Andrew Wylie (ill- olation of the Minor League Drug Preven- signment. Major League Soccer tion and Treatment Program. Suspended Feb. 11 — Voluntary reporting date for ness, ankle, shoulder). BEARS: OUT: WR MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to COLUMBUS CREW — Acquired M Lucas pitchers, catchers and injured players. Taylor Gabriel (concussion), T Bobby Boston minor league C Elih Marrero terms with 1B Justin Smoak and 2B Eric Zelarayan from Tigres UANL (Mexico). (Salem-Carolina) and free agent minor Feb. 16 — Voluntary reporting date for Massie (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Sogard on one-year contracts. LAFC — Signed president and co-own- other players. league pitcher Cole Watts 50 games each NEW YORK METS — Announced RHP er Tom Penn; executive vice president Prince Amukamara (hamstring), DT after testing positive for Amphetamine. Feb. 21 — Mandatory reporting date. Akiem Hicks (elbow). Stephen Nogosek cleared waivers and of soccer operations and general man- American League was sent outright to Syracuse (IL). ager John Thorrington and executive March 26 — Opening day, active ros- Monday BOSTON RED SOX — Claimed RHP ters reduced to 26 players. GREEN BAY PACKERS at MINNESOTA PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to vice president and chief business officer Chris Mazza off waivers from the New April 28-30 — New York Mets vs. Miami VIKINGS — PACKERS: DNP: TE Marcedes York Mets. Signed C Jett Bandy, OF John terms with INFs Phil Gosselin and Josh Larry Freedman to multiyear contract Lewis (not injury related). LIMITED: T Harrison and OFs Mikie Mahtook and extensions. at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Andreoli, 1B/OF Nick Longhi, 3B/1B Jant- June 10-12 — Amateur draft, Omaha, Bryan Bulaga (not injury related), TE Jim- zen Witte, LHP Mike Kickham and RHPs Matt Szczur on minor league contracts. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Ac- my Graham (wrist, groin), DE Dean Lowry PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Tarrik quired F Adam Buksa from Pogon Szc- Neb. R.J. Alvarez, Robinson Leyer and Domin- June 15 — International amateur sign- (ankle), LB Blake Martinez (hand, calf), T go Tapia to minor league contracts. Brock first base coach. zecin (Poland). Yosuah Nijman (elbow), CB Tramon Wil- CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to FOOTBALL NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed G ing period closes. liams (not injury related). FULL: CB Kevin terms with LHP Gio Gonzalez on a one- National Football League Ryan Meara, F Brian White and D Amro July 2 — International amateur sign- King (shoulder), T Alex Light (illness). year contract. NFL — Suspended Seattle DT Al Woods Tarek. ing period opens. VIKINGS: DNP: Friday RB Dalvin Cook DETROIT TIGERS — Signed RHP Zack four games for violating the NFL policy PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed G Steve July 10 — Deadline for drafted players (chest), RB Alexander Mattison (ankle). Godley to a minor league contract. on performance-enhancing substances. Clark. to sign, except for players who have ex- FULL: DT Linval Joseph (knee), S Jayron MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed OL COLLEGE hausted college eligibility. Kearse (toe), CB Xavier Rhodes (ankle), with RHPs Tyler Clippard and Sergio James Carpenter on IR. Signed OL line- STANFORD — TE Colby Parkinson an- July 14 — All-Star Game at Los Ange- DT Shamar Stephen (knee). Romo on one-year contracts. man Sean Harlow. nounced he will to enter the NFL Draft. les. PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 SPORTS BRIEFS/COLLEGE BASKETBALL Briefl y NASCAR’s Junior Johnson dies at 88

Associated Press The committee on infractions declined to vacate victories in Robert Glenn “Junior” John- which ineligible athletes compet- son, the moonshine runner turned ed after TCU successfully con- NASCAR driver described as tested those penalties. TCU was “The Last American Hero” by fined more than $47,000, which author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 ar- included a portion of the revenue ticle for Esquire, died Friday. He the school made from its men’s was 88. NCAA Tournament appearance NASCAR announced the death in 2018. of Johnson, the winner of 50 races The committee on infractions as a driver and 132 as an owner. considered the case through the He was a member of the inaugu- cooperative summary disposi- ral class inducted into the NAS- tion process in which all parties CAR Hall of Fame in 2010. agreed to the facts and violations. “From his early days running moonshine through the end of Wild’s Zucker out 4-6 his life, Junior wholly embodied the NASCAR spirit,” NASCAR weeks after surgery Chairman Jim France said in a ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota statement. “He was an inaugural Wild left wing Jason Zucker will NASCAR Hall of Famer, a nod to miss the next four to six weeks an extraordinary career as both a after surgery to repair a broken driver and team owner. Between right leg suffered in a recent his on-track accomplishments game. and his introduction of (sponsor) The Wild announced Friday Winston to the sport, few have night that Zucker’s operation by contributed to the success of Dr. Fernando Pena in Blooming- NASCAR as Junior has. ton, Minn., went as planned. He “The entire NASCAR family fractured his fibula Sunday at is saddened by the loss of a true Chicago and sat out the following giant of our sport, and we offer two games. JOHN BEALE/AP our deepest condolences to Ju- Zucker has 12 goals and 12 as- nior’s family and friends during sists in 34 games this season. The Penn State’s Lamar Stevens goes up for a dunk against Central Connecticut State during the second half this difficult time.” 28-year-old is second on the team of Friday’s game in State College, Pa. Stevens finished with 10 points in the Nittany Lions’ 87-58 win. From North Wilkesboro, N.C., with 24 points. This will be the Johnson was named one of NAS- first time in four years that he CAR’s greatest drivers in 1998 will miss more than three games College basketball roundup after a 14-year career that ended in a season. in 1966 and included a win in the 1960 Daytona 500. He honed his Four minor leaguers driving skills running moonshine through the North Carolina hills, hit with suspensions Jones, No. 23 Penn State a crime for which he received a NEW YORK — Pittsburgh federal conviction in 1956 and a pitcher Andy Maldonado and full presidential pardon in 1986 free agent pitcher Daniel De from President Ronald Reagan. Leon were each suspended for He was first immortalized by 72 games under baseball’s minor Wolfe in 1965 and later in a 1973 whip Central Connecticut league drug program on Friday movie adaptation starring Jeff following positive tests for the Bridges. anabolic steroid Stanozolol. As a car owner for drivers Boston catcher Elih Marrero Associated Press the first half, didn’t miss until Curtis Jones clanked that included Darrell Waltrip, and free agent pitcher Cole Watts a three off the rim with 11:20 left in the half. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — More than two decades Cale Yarborough, Bill Elliott and were each suspended for 50 games Outlaw scored 14 of Central Connecticut’s first 19 had passed since Penn State celebrated a win as a Terry Labonte, Johnson claimed following positive tests for Am- points before getting some help from Zach Newkirk, six Cup championships. His last phetamine, a banned stimulant. ranked team in basketball. Ola Olamuyiwa and Jamir Reed. They matched race win as an owner was the Fifty players have been sus- The 23rd-ranked Nittany Lions, who snapped Penn State’s last four baskets over the final 4:21, but 1994 Southern 500 with Elliott. pended this year under the minor their 23-year drought with an 87-58 win over Cen- the Nittany Lions led 51-31 at halftime. league drug program and eight tral Connecticut on Friday, believe they can sustain Reed opened the second half with a three-pointer, TCU gets probation for under the major league program. their best stretch of play in coach Patrick Chambers’ but Penn State put together a 13-0 run over the next athletes’ no-show jobs nine seasons. 4:16 to put the game further out of reach. Val Gardena men’s “I truly believe our best basketball is ahead of us,” “The frustration there is we’re 0-12 right now,“ The NCAA placed TCU on downhill canceled Chambers said. “We haven’t seen this team hit on all Central Connecticut coach Donyell Marshall said. probation for one year after the cylinders yet.” “They’re looking at the losses too. They keep getting school self-reported 33 athletes in SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, But the Nittany Lions appear to be close. upset because I keep telling them how much better football and basketball being paid Italy — A combination of rain, Myreon Jones scored 11 of his 21 points in the we’re getting, but they only look at the loss.” for work they didn’t do. snow and fog forced organizers first half and the Nittany Lions (10-2) notched high- Navy 59, Mount St. Mary’s 48: John Carter Jr. The NCAA released the deci- to cancel the annual Val Gardena light after highlight in their third-straight win and posted 17 points as the host Midshipmen defeated sion of the committee on infrac- downhill scheduled for Saturday. 12th in a row at home dating to last season. the Mountaineers. tions Friday. The International Ski Federa- “I’m really just worried about winning right now. Cam Davis had 15 points for Navy (6-4), and Greg TCU was also punished for tion said it planned to announce a I don’t worry about stats,” Jones said. Summers added 11 points. The Midshipmen trailed practice violations in men’s and new date and site for the race. Izaiah Brockington scored 11 points and Lamar 14-9 before closing the first half with five three- women’s swimming and diving, The cancellation came a day Stevens added 10 for the Nittany Lions (10-2), who pointers to take a 31-21 lead. and a former coach in those sports after nearly four hours were led for all but 53 seconds. Malik Jefferson and Nana Opoku each had eight was given a show-cause order. required to carry out a super- Ty Outlaw had 14 points for the Blue Devils (0- points for Mount St. Mary’s (3-9), which has lost TCU reported the violations in G race due to thick fog on the 12), who trailed by as many as 32 points with just four straight games. The Mountainners have losses 2018 when it discovered athletes Saslong course. The super-G was over six minutes to play. to Georgetown, Washington, UAB and Kentucky were not clocking out of their won by Austrian skier Vincent Less than a minute in, Stevens got open under the this season. summer jobs with the school’s Kriechmayr. basket and threw down a dunk without a blue jersey Navy plays No. 9 Virginia on the road next Sun- physical plant. The payments After the super-G, it snowed around him. That started a 27-10 run in which Penn day. It will mark just the second time a Navy team totaled about $20,000 over four heavily overnight on the upper State went 11-for-11 from the floor, including 5-for-5 has played the defending NCAA champion after fac- years and 22 athletes competed portion of the Saslong and rained from three-point range. ing Kentucky, the 1958 winner. Mount St. Mary’s while ineligible. on the bottom. The Nittany Lions, who shot 62% from the floor in plays Coppin State at home next Friday. Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 19 NBA Porzingis, short-handed Mavericks beat 76ers Second consecutive home loss for Philadelphia

BY AARON BRACY Dallas ended the Bucks’ 18-game win- Associated Press ning streak in Milwaukee on Monday night in Doncic’s absence. PHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Maver- “You never want to be without Luka, and icks are proving they are more than a one- we need him back as soon as possible,” man show. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “But as Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points and a long as he’s out, we have a plan and guys career-high 18 rebounds, Tim Hardaway are executing well. ” Jr. added 27 points and Dallas scored an- Joel Embiid had 33 points and 17 re- other road win over a top Eastern Confer- bounds for Philadelphia, which lost its third ence team without star guard Luka Doncic, in a row overall. The 76ers were booed for dealing the Philadelphia 76ers their second much of the night while falling to 14-2 at straight home loss, 117-98 on Friday night. home. The 76ers suffered their first home The Mavericks improved to 11-2 on the loss on Wednesday, 108-104 to Miami in a road despite playing without Doncic. The contest in which the Heat stifled Philadel- 20-year-old missed his third straight game phia with a 2-3 zone. with a right ankle sprain. Doncic, one “The past three games we have laid CHRIS SZAGOLA/AP of the league leaders in minutes, points, eggs,” Philadelphia coach Brett Brown rebounds and assists, is averaging 29.3 said. “We have not played with a competi- The Mavericks’ Kristaps Porzingis dunks against the 76ers’ Joel Embiid, right, Friday points, 9.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists. tive drive that reflects this team.” in Philadelphia. Dallas handed the 76ers their second consecutive home loss, 117-98. Scoreboard Roundup

Eastern Conference Jokic’s 5th triple-double Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 19 7 .731 — Toronto 20 8 .714 — of season leads Denver Philadelphia 20 10 .667 1 Brooklyn 15 13 .536 5 New York 7 22 .241 13A Associated Press Southeast Division rebounds, and short-handed host Miami 21 8 .724 — Toronto overcame the absence DENVER — Nikola Jokic had Orlando 12 17 .414 9 of three injured starters to beat Charlotte 13 18 .419 9 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 as- Washington 8 19 .296 12 struggling Washington. Atlanta 6 23 .207 15 sists for his fifth triple-double of Bradley Beal scored 37 points, Central Division the season, and Denver complet- Milwaukee 25 4 .862 — Ish Smith had 26 and Isaiah Indiana 20 9 .690 5 ed a sweep of a five-game home- Thomas scored 12 as the Wizards Detroit 11 18 .379 14 stand with a 109-100 win over Chicago 11 19 .367 14A lost for the eighth time in 10 De- Cleveland 8 21 .276 17 Minnesota. cember games. Western Conference It was Jokic’s eighth straight double-double and his second tri- Celtics 114, Pistons 93: Jay- Southwest Division ple-double in that span. He has 33 son Tatum and Jaylen Brown each W L Pct GB scored 26 points in three quarters Dallas 19 9 .679 — career triple-doubles. Houston 19 9 .679 — as Boston routed visiting Detroit. San Antonio 11 16 .407 7A Minnesota, playing without Memphis 10 19 .345 9A center Karl-Anthony Towns for Rookie Grant Williams added New Orleans 7 23 .233 13 a career-high 18 points and Enes Northwest Division the second straight game due to Denver 19 8 .704 — a sprained left knee, has lost nine Kanter pulled down 18 rebounds Utah 17 11 .607 2A for the Celtics, who finished with Oklahoma City 14 14 .500 5A straight. Portland 13 16 .448 7 Heat 129, Knicks 114: Bam a 51-36 advantage on the boards. Minnesota 10 17 .370 9 Cavaliers 114, Grizzlies 107: Pacific Division Adebayo scored 20 points and L.A. Lakers 24 5 .828 — Miami’s starters got the fourth Jordan Clarkson scored a season- L.A. Clippers 21 9 .700 3A Sacramento 12 16 .429 11A quarter off in an easy win over high 33 points, Kevin Love hit the Phoenix 11 17 .393 12A go-ahead three-pointer with just Golden State 6 24 .200 18A visiting New York. . Thursday’s games The Heat cruised to such a de- over a minute to play and host Utah 111, Atlanta 106 Cleveland beat Memphis. Milwaukee 111, L.A. Lakers 104 gree that Jimmy Butler was only San Antonio 118, Brooklyn 105 called upon to take three shots. Jaren Jackson led Memphis Houston 122, L.A. Clippers 117 with 24 points while Dillon Brooks Friday’s games Butler finished with nine points Cleveland 114, Memphis 107 and eight assists in 28 minutes . scored 16, but the Grizzlies took Indiana 119, Sacramento 105 their second straight tough loss Boston 114, Detroit 93 Warriors 106, Pelicans 102: Toronto 122, Washington 118 D’Angelo Russell made a tie- on a night rookie star Ja Morant Dallas 117, Philadelphia 98 Miami 129, New York 114 breaking 22-foot jumper with 32.9 matched a season low with eight Oklahoma City 126, Phoenix 108 seconds remaining, and strug- points. Denver 109, Minnesota 100 Portland 118, Orlando 103 gling host Golden State won after Pacers 119, Kings 105: T.J. Golden State 106, New Orleans 102 blowing a 20-point lead. Warren scored 23 points and In- Saturday’s games Utah at Charlotte Russell finished with 25 points diana beat visiting Sacramento Atlanta at Brooklyn for its fifth straight victory. Chicago at Detroit and seven assists as the Warriors Washington at Philadelphia (6-24) snapped a five-game losing Myles Turner added 17 points, Milwaukee at New York and Domantas Sabonis and T.J. Sacramento at Memphis streak with their second win over L.A. Clippers at San Antonio the Pelicans (7-23) this season. McConnell each had 15, with Sab- Houston at Phoenix onis also grabbing nine rebounds Minnesota at Portland Thunder 126, Suns 108: Shai Sunday’s games Gilgeous-Alexander scored a ca- as the Pacers improved to 20-9. Dallas at Toronto Charlotte at Boston reer-high 32 points and Oklahoma Trail Blazers 118, Magic 103: Indiana at Milwaukee City rolled past visiting Phoenix. Damian Lillard scored 36 points, L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City Denver at L.A. Lakers Dennis Schroder scored 24 CJ McCollum had 31 and host Monday’s games points and Danilo Gallinari Portland beat Orlando. Atlanta at Cleveland Chicago at Orlando scored 22 for the Thunder, who Portland earned its season-high Philadelphia at Detroit shot 56.3% from the field. Okla- third straight win despite losing Toronto at Indiana Washington at New York homa City has won three straight Carmelo Anthony to a bruised TONY DEJAK/AP Utah at Miami to even its record at 14-14. left knee in the second quarter. San Antonio at Memphis Denver at Phoenix The Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant attempts to leap over the Raptors 122, Wizards 118: The Trail Blazers improved to 8- Houston at Sacramento Cavaliers’ Kevin Love for a dunk on Friday in Cleveland. Morant New Orleans at Portland Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, 7 since Anthony joined the team a Minnesota at Golden State missed the dunk. The Cavaliers won 114-107. Serge Ibaka had 23 points and 10 month ago. PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Early favorites for 2020 Heisman have Georgia ties

BY RALPH D. RUSSO won’t be a transfer. Rattler was Associated Press a huge recruit in the 2019 class and the front-runner to slide into NEW YORK — The 2020 Heis- coach Lincoln Riley’s Heisman man Trophy race will start with a machine. couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for other stars to Sam Howell, QB, North emerge, the way LSU’s Joe Bur- row did this year. Carolina and Brock Six contenders for 2020, ranked Purdy, QB, Iowa State from most likely to least: The Heisman almost always Justin Fields, QB, goes to a player on a playoff con- tender. An exception is occasion- Ohio State ally made for a player who lifts The only Heisman finalist his team above its usual stan- likely to be back in college next dards. Think Robert Griffin III at season. Unless Fields’ teammate, Baylor in 2011 or Lamar Jackson Chase Young, shocks the col- at Louisville in 2016. Howell was lege football world and decides the most productive freshman MARK ZALESKI/AP quarterback in the country this to come back for his senior year. South Carolina All-American defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, top, is part of a trend in college where season, with 3,347 yards passing Fields is not likely to have team- coaches award single-digit numbers to elite defensive linemen. In some cases, those promises are part and 35 touchdown passes . mates like Young and running of the school’s recruiting pitch to high school players. back J.K. Dobbins cluttering up the Heisman field. He will be the A running back clear top Buckeye. Expectations The Heisman is a quarterback’s will be sky high after he threw 40 touchdown passes and just one award now. Seventeen QBs have interception in his first season at won the award since 2000. Run- Recruiting’s numbers game Ohio State. ning backs have a hard time even breaking into the group of final- ists. This season featured some Trevor Lawrence, QB, wildly productive runners such Coaches lure defensive linemen with single-digit numbers Clemson as Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin (fifth in the Heisman voting), BY ROMAN STUBBS same time — to accommodate everyone, and most Fields and Lawrence both Dobbins (sixth), Chuba Hub- The Washington Post single-digit numbers are still worn by quarterbacks, played their high school ball in bard of Oklahoma State (eighth) Georgia and were in the same re- running backs, wide receivers and defensive backs. and Travis Etienne of Clemson When Tre Williams made his offi cial visit to Clem- cruiting class. They were Nos. 1 The recent increase in big men requesting single (ninth). None made it to New York son University last winter, the football program and 1A among quarterback pros- digits — popularized by players like former South and there is a good chance all will checked every box for him. The blue-chip defensive pects in 2018, so it seems appro- Carolina star Jadeveon Clowney and Ohio State be off to the NFL next year. You tackle, from St. John’s College High School in Wash- priate they would battle it out for Heisman fi nalist Chase Young — has complicated could slot Alabama’s Najee Har- ington, D.C., knew about the two-time defending na- the Heisman — and then maybe that further. Defensive linemen are often some of the ris or Georgia’s D’Andre Swift tional champion’s tradition at his position. He loved to be the first overall pick in the most coveted players on the recruiting trail, leaving into this spot if they come back the campus and the facilities. He felt the Tigers had 2021 NFL Draft. Lawrence’s college football coaches to battle it out to earn their for their senior seasons. But what recruited him harder than any other school, and 2019 Heisman campaign never commitments however they can. More and more, a are the chances of that? as he neared a decision, he knew he might have a gained traction after he played jersey numbered 1 through 9 can serve as something Javian Hawkins of Louisville is chance to see the fi eld early in his college career. less than his best over the first of a sweetener. likely to enter next season as the But there was something else in the back of his month of the season. He played Williams followed in the footsteps of his cousin, leading returning rusher among mind, a small-but-very-important question he need- great over the final two months, Nigel Williams, who wore No. 8 as a defensive tackle Power Five conference players ed to ask: Would he be able to wear jersey No. 8? but Clemson was so overwhelm- at Virginia Tech. Three of the teams in this year’s after going for more than 1,400 It was far from the clinching factor in his commit- ing that Lawrence and the Tigers college football playoff — Clemson, Oklahoma and as a freshman. But realistically, ment, but it was signifi cant, nonetheless. Clemson were sort of forgotten. Glancing Ohio State — have defensive linemen that wear a if a guy with the résumé of Tay- coaches told Williams he probably would be able to ahead to Clemson’s 2020 sched- single digit. lor can’t get an invitation to New don his favorite number, should it be available. His ule, there is a chance that could “When they see guys like that, players they look beloved digit is already occupied by standout junior happen again. York, what running back can? up to, players they try to emulate, wearing a single defensive back, A.J. Terrell, but it would become digit, that’s something that they want to do, also,” Extra point free for Williams as a freshman should Terrell jump Friedman said. “It’s like, ‘Why do basketball play- Jake Fromm, QB, into the NFL Draft in the offseason. ers always want to wear the number 23?’ Well, it’s Georgia Three more names to keep in “It’s defi nitely a small feat,” Williams said, “to because Michael Jordan wore No. 23.” mind: Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU; wear a single-digit number as a defensive lineman.” Or, as Williams puts it: “You look good, you play Fromm did not play very well Kedon Slovis, QB, Southern Cali- Williams signed with Clemson on Wednesday, good.” for much of this season, with fornia; and Kenneth Gainwell, the fi rst day of the early signing period. He not only Some college programs reward single digits for a 139.67 efficiency rating that RB, Memphis. helps bolster one of the country’s top recruiting play on the fi eld — at places such as Notre Dame, ranked 55th in the nation. But classes, but also joins a college football fashion trend Hawaii and Temple, the coveted numbers must be remember, last year Burrow fin- that has only become more popular over the past de- earned through a merit system — and the movement ished with a 133.21 rating that cade. Single-digit numbers, once reserved for quar- has trickled down to the high school ranks. ranked 65th in the country. If terbacks and other playmakers, are now worn by More than a dozen of the top 100 defensive line- Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart can many of the best defensive linemen in the country men in the country wore single digits in high school go the route LSU coach Ed Org- — and have become a quirky part of the recruiting this season, and have decorated their social media eron did and find someone to re- process . accounts with photos of themselves wearing single vamp Georgia’s offense, maybe “Getting the jersey number they want has always digits on recruiting visits . Fromm takes off next season like been something college coaches have used as a re- Quintin Somerville of Saguaro High School in Burrow this year. cruiting tool,” said Adam Friedman, an analyst for Scottsdale, Ariz., who is rated as one of the top de- the recruiting service Rivals. “Coaches that are able fensive ends in the 2021 class, began wearing No. Spencer Rattler, QB, to make that work, it’s just another tool in their ar- 9 in elementary school because he idolized former Oklahoma senal.” North Carolina State pass rusher Bradley Chubb, JASON SZENES/AP Making it work can be tricky for college coaches, who now plays for the Denver Broncos. Somerville A Sooners quarterback has who oversee teams with more than 100 players and was determined to keep the number. When he went been a Heisman finalist the The early favorites for the 2020 often add recruiting classes with more than 20 pros- on a Michigan visit last year, his No. 9 uniform in last four years. The next one up Heisman Trophy include three pects. Most college football teams must dole out du- maize and blue was waiting for him in the team’s should be a little different from quarterbacks with ties to the plicate uniform numbers to offensive and defensive locker room. the last three in that he likely state of Georgia. players — those players cannot be on the fi eld at the “It was incredible,” he said. Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Crum leads Kent State in historic win

Associated Press “We played hard the entire game but couldn’t finish it,” Thompkins said. FRISCO, Texas — Kent State football Late impact: players, as coach Sean Lewis said Thurs- Kent State cornerback day, haven’t been able to call themselves Jamal Parker sat out the first half because winners for seven years. On Friday night, of a targeting penalty in the second half of the Golden Flashes not only became win- the season finale against Eastern Michi- ners but also achieved something that no gan. With Utah State executing a pooch other team in school history could claim kick trailing 44-41 with 3:06 to play, Park- — a bowl victory. er not only fielded the kick at Kent State’s Dustin Crum passed for 289 yards and 41, he returned it 46 yards to Utah State’s two touchdowns and ran for a career-high 13 to set up Crum’s touchdown run. 147 yards and the clinching score to help Love by the numbers: Jordan Love’s Kent State beat Utah State 51-41 in the 333 yards of total offense and 30 comple- Frisco Bowl. tions pushed him past Chuckie Keeton in “I’m just so happy for the university,” both categories to become the school lead- said Crum, who also was Kent State’s lead- er with 9,003 yards and 293 completions. ing rusher during the season. “We weren’t Love is second to Keeton in passing yard- supposed to be here, but here we are.” age and attempts. Kent State (7-6) closed with four straight The takeaway wins to finish with a winning record for the JASON FOCHTMAN/AP first time since 2012. Utah State: The first season of Ander- North Central of Illinois wide receiver “I love these boys,” said second-year sen’s second stint as head coach resulted Andrew Kamienski, right, celebrates coach Lewis, whose first Kent State in the program’s eighth bowl game in nine team finished 2-10. “Just tremendous re- beating Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 in seasons and the sixth winning season the NCAA Division III championship. solve by them. It was a testament to their of the decade, the most since the 1970s character.” (seven). Matthew Trickett kicked five field goals Kent State: The Golden Flashes’ previ- to set a Kent State game record. ous bowl appearances were losses in the North Central Crum threw a 78-yard touchdown pass 1952 Refrigerator Bowl, the 1972 Tanger- to Isaiah McKoy down the right sideline ine Bowl and the 2012 team falling in the on Kent State’s third play from scrim- 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl. mage. Crum flipped a 1-yard scoring pass captures 1st to Antwan Dixon with 9:36 to play to put Up next the Golden Flashes ahead for good, then Utah State: The Aggies lose the No. 2 scored with 1:56 left on a fourth-and-1 run passer in program history in Love, top from the 4. rusher Gerold Bright and leading receiver “This is a group that fights together,” Division III Mariner. Henry Colombi will begin spring said Lewis, the youngest head coach in the practice as Love’s successor having seen FBS at 33 years old. “They bolt tight when things get hard. They showed that tonight more playing time as a freshman in 2018 BRANDON WADE/AP and, man, do they finish strong. They fin- than as a sophomore this season. championship ished this game strong, the right way. They Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum is The season will begin with a visit from finished the season the right way.” congratulated by teammates after scoring Washington State and includes trips to Jordan Love passed for 308 yards and against Utah State in the Frisco Bowl on Washington, BYU and Boise State. Associated Press three touchdowns, two of them to Siaosi Friday. Crum passed for 289 yards and Kent State: The Golden Flashes could Mariner, in his final game for Utah State two TDs and ran for a career-high 147 again spend the conference season try- SHENENDOAH, Texas — North Cen- (7-6). The junior announced last week that yards in the Golden Flashes’ 51-41 win. ing to recover from a rugged non-league tral of Illinois made the most of its first he’ll bypass his senior season to enter the schedule (visits to Penn State, Kentucky trip to the NCAA Division III champion- NFL Draft. “That was our goal, to get home and take and Alabama). They could be dependent at ship game, starting fast and never looking back. Deven Thompkins scored on a 57- that trophy with us, and it didn’t happen,” least early on an offense that returns Crum Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and yard run and a 17-yard reception for the Utah State coach Gary Andersen said. “So, and McKoy as top playmakers given their three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for Aggies. that’s extremely disappointing.” losses on the defensive front. 263 yards and two scores and North Cen- tral routed Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 on Friday night for its first Division III Buffalo routs Charlotte in Bahamas Bowl championship. North Central was making its first ap- pearance in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Associated Press “He wore us down,” Charlotte coach Will erased by the end of the first half, without The Cardinals’ previous best finish in the Healy said. the offense even getting on the field after NASSAU, Bahamas — Buffalo got its Division III playoffs was a semifinal loss Victor Tucker caught a 51-yard catch- Charlotte’s Marquavis Gibbs intercepted a first bowl win, and Jaret Patterson put an in 2013. and-run touchdown pass from Chris Reyn- pass by Vantrease. exclamation point on his record-setting “Just thrilled with the way these guys olds late in the third quarter for Charlotte Odd finish: The teams shook hands and season. played,” North Central coach Jeff Thorne (7-6), which saw its five-game winning Buffalo began celebrating thinking the said. “These guys played their ever-living Patterson ran for 173 yards and two game was over — but there were three sec- touchdowns, Kyle Vantrease passed for a streak snapped. Charlotte was in a bowl tails off like they have all year long. To be onds left on the clock. So the teams head- here in this position is beyond description. ” touchdown and ran for another and Buf- game for the first time. ed back to their sidelines, Charlotte then Rutter was 17-for-26 passing and ran falo got its first bowl win in four tries by Reynolds completed 15 of 24 passes for called a timeout, and Reynolds got sacked for another touchdown, Andrew Ka- beating Charlotte 31-9 on Friday in the Ba- 198 yards. on the ‘second’ final play. mienski caught nine passes for 134 yards hamas Bowl. The bowl game was the first of 40 to be played this season. The takeaway and a score, and Julian Bell had two “I’m just really proud of this group of interceptions. guys and how hard they worked,” Bulls Balanced trip: During their days in the Bahamas, the teams took part in a youth Buffalo: The Bulls had lost all three of “We came out, we were ready to play,” coach Lance Leipold said. “We overcame their previous bowl trips by double dig- clinic, dance contests, a pinball tourna- Rutter said. “We couldn’t wait all day. We a lot.” its, but never trailed in this game. Buffalo ment and some beach and pool time. Tem- came out and executed the game plan.” Patterson had 32 carries for the Bulls ended the season with six wins in seven peratures Friday were in the mid-70s in Rutter broke the Division III record (8-5), who were winless in three previous games, the only misstep in there being a for career passing yards with his final the Bahamas, mid-50s in Charlotte — and bowl appearances. He finished the year three-point loss at Kent State on Nov. 14. touchdown pass, giving him 14,265 yards mid-20s in Buffalo. with a slew of school single-season records, Charlotte: The bowl loss may sting for a and surpassing Alex Tanney, who played “To be able to get down here in the sun including 330 carries, 1,799 yards and 19 bit, but it’s important to note that the 49ers at Monmouth College in Illinois. Tanney rushing touchdowns. is really nice for us,” Bulls defensive end — in only their fifth season at the FBS level threw for 14,249 yards. Antonio Nunn caught a 12-yard touch- Taylor Riggins said. — had been 2-10, 4-8, 1-11 and 5-7 before Rutter gave credit to his team and coach- down pass from Vantrease on the first Tough debut: Charlotte went scoreless this year. Charlotte not only got to a bowl es for the record. Buffalo drive to open the scoring, and on its first seven possessions and punted but did so in a year where it was picked “I had no clue,” Rutter said of the record. Vantrease capped a 15-play, 74-yard, 8 ½- on only one of those. to finish last in Conference USA’s East “It’s a pretty cool accomplishment. ... I’ve minute drive by plunging in from the 1 The 49ers missed a field-goal attempt division. been doing this for four years, and it’s the with 3:33 left in the half to push the Bulls’ — Jonathan Cruz’s 33-yard try late in the best four years of my life. Time of my life. lead to 14-0. first quarter got caught up in the 25 mph Up next To get that is a nice reward to cap things Patterson scored on a 6-yard run midway right-to-left breeze and sailed well past the Buffalo: Opens next season Sept. 5 at off, but this national championship means through the third quarter to make it 24-0, left upright — plus had two other drives Kansas State. so much more to me than that ever could.” then sealed the win with a 10-yard TD rush stopped on downs and two more snuffed Charlotte: Opens next season Sept. 5 at The Cardinals (14-1) outgained the War- late to cap a 16-play scoring drive. out by turnovers. The other possession was Tennessee. hawks (13-2) 436-390. PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, December 22, 2019 NHL/NFL Regrets: Steelers stay civil when discussing Bell

FROM BACK PAGE not been the elite playmaking There’s no animosity from ei- presence most expected when he ther side, with the Steelers play- came to New York. ers also not taking any cheap And, because of that, some shots at their former teammate. label Bell a free-agent bust. “I love the dude,” Pittsburgh “People look at stats and just defensive tackle Cam Heyward go off the stats, which is OK,” he said. “Even though he’s on a dif- said. “I mean, it’s not their fault. I ferent team, we play football and think people who understand foot- we’re trying to get after him. In ball and break down the film and the right mind, we appreciate watch it, they know exactly what’s what he’s done here. He’s going to going on, what type of player I am, be going at us, too. We don’t ex- how I’ve been performing. pect him to be going light. “Stats don’t really show how well I’ve been playing. Regard- “We have to make sure we bring less of the stats, I don’t really our hard hat because he’s going to care what people think. I know be trying to get some payback. I I’ve been playing very good foot- know that.” ball and I’m continuing to get bet- Bell was drafted by the Steelers ter. ... I’m healthy. I feel good. It’s in the second round out of Michi- Week 16. I’m happy right now.” gan State in 2013 and quickly A few things have contributed LUIS M. ALVAREZ/AP established himself as one of the to the subpar stats, including the The Panthers’ Noel Acciari, center, celebrates with teammates MacKenzie Weegar, left, and Jonathan NFL’s most versatile running offensive line lacking chemistry Huberdeau after scoring a goal during the second period Friday against the Dallas Stars in Sunrise, Fla. backs. in front of Bell early in the sea- Acciari scored three goals in the Panthers’ 7-4 victory, his second consecutive hat trick. He made three Pro Bowls dur- son. Quarterback Sam Darnold ing his first five seasons and put missed three games with mono- up monstrous numbers on the nucleosis, putting more on Bell’s NHL roundup NHL scoreboard ground and as a pass catcher out shoulders to try to right the of- of the backfield. Bell used a de- fense in his absence. There were liberate running style to become also reports that coach Adam Eastern Conference a dynamic force for Pittsburgh Gase wasn’t in favor of then-gen- Atlantic Division — and a fan favorite. eral manager Mike Maccagnan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Then, came contract squabbles. Boston 36 21 7 8 50 120 93 spending so much money on a Montreal 35 17 12 6 40 112 111 First in 2017, when the Steelers running back. Acciari’ 3 goals Toronto 36 18 14 4 40 121 115 Florida 34 17 12 5 39 122 113 placed the franchise tag on him. Bell has been unable to com- Buffalo 36 16 13 7 39 111 114 Then, last year, when they did it Tampa Bay 33 17 12 4 38 117 107 pletely silence the doubters with Ottawa 36 15 18 3 33 99 117 again and Bell refused to sign it. a true breakout performance. Detroit 36 9 24 3 21 79 141 He ended up sitting out the entire The running back also insists he Metropolitan Division Washington 36 25 6 5 55 131 103 season, then signed a four-year, hasn’t gotten enough consistent N.Y. Islanders 33 23 8 2 48 98 82 $52.5 million contract with the opportunities to do so. propel Panthers Carolina 35 22 11 2 46 116 90 Pittsburgh 35 21 10 4 46 119 92 Jets that included $35 million “I feel like the last few outings, Philadelphia 35 19 11 5 43 111 101 guaranteed. though, it’s looked more like we Associated Press Jonas Siegenthaler and Richard N.Y. Rangers 34 16 14 4 36 108 112 Columbus 35 15 14 6 36 90 103 “Last year is last year and two thought it was going to look like,” Panik also scored, and rookie Ilya SUNRISE, Fla. — Noel Acciari New Jersey 34 11 18 5 27 83 122 years ago is two years ago,” Bell Gase said. “It’s hard to explain. Samsonov made 24 saves. completed his second straight said. “I’m over it now, I’m past it. I think when he’s got stuff there, Washington’s 26-6-5 record is Western Conference hat trick with a penalty shot and I’m here. I’m with the New York we’re getting good yards. He’s currently the NHL’s best. It is the Central Division added an assist in Florida’s five- GP W L OT Pts GF GA Jets and I’m happy.” done a good job, especially the only team in the league not to lose goal second period in the Pan- St. Louis 36 22 8 6 50 109 96 But the numbers wouldn’t nec- last two or three games, of taking consecutive games in regulation Colorado 35 22 10 3 47 124 95 thers’ 7-4 victory over the Dallas Dallas 37 20 13 4 44 99 92 essarily show it. what they’re giving him instead Stars on Friday night. this season. Winnipeg 35 20 13 2 42 105 101 Bell has rushed for just 676 of trying to create big plays. He’s Kyle Palmieri, Blake Coleman Minnesota 36 17 14 5 39 115 120 Acciari had the natural hat Nashville 34 16 12 6 38 119 111 yards and three touchdowns with keeping us ahead of the sticks.” and Miles Wood scored for the Chicago 36 14 16 6 34 99 115 an average of 3.3 yards per carry, trick in a Florida-record 3:59 Pacific Division Still, Bell refuses to look back span, pushing his season goals Devils, who were denied their Arizona 37 20 13 4 44 105 94 which is a career low. He has yet at any of the decisions he made. first three-game winning streak Vegas 38 19 13 6 44 116 110 to run for more than 100 yards total to a career-high 11. Edmonton 38 19 15 4 42 111 117 He enjoyed his time in Pitts- The 28-year-old former Provi- of the season. Mackenzie Black- Calgary 37 18 14 5 41 99 112 in any game, with last week’s 87- burgh. He also looks forward to wood had 21 saves before being Vancouver 36 17 15 4 38 116 112 dence player began the run at San Jose 36 16 18 2 34 98 125 yard performance at Baltimore building success in New York. 7:26 of the second, struck again relieved by Gilles Senn in the Los Angeles 37 15 18 4 34 96 117 his season high. Bell is second “I don’t regret anything that third period. Anaheim 35 14 17 4 32 89 104 at 7:58, and slipped his first ca- Note: Two points for a win, one point on the Jets with 57 catches for happened,” Bell said. “I’m happy reer penalty shot through goalie Maple Leafs 6, Rangers 3: for overtime loss. Top three teams in 404 yards and a score, but he has where I am today.” William Nylander and Mitchell each division and two wild cards per Anton Khudobin’s pads with 8:35 conference advance to playoffs. left in the period to make it 7-1. Marner each scored their second Friday’s games Florida 7, Dallas 4 Acciari got the short-handed pen- goal of the game early in the third Toronto 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 period as visiting Toronto doubled Washington 6, New Jersey 3 alty shot after he was hooked by Pittsburgh 5, Edmonton 2 John Klingberg on a breakaway. up New York. Saturday’s games Pierre Engvall and Ilya Los Angeles at Buffalo Acciari had his first career Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders three-goal game Tuesday night Mikheyev also scored, and Winnipeg at Minnesota Frederik Andersen made 19 saves Nashville at Boston in a 6-1 victory over Ottawa. Florida at Carolina Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal as Toronto won its third straight. New Jersey at Columbus Brady Skjei, Ryan Strome and Montreal at Edmonton and three assists for a second con- Philadelphia at Ottawa secutive four-point outing, and Pavel Buchnevich scored for New Detroit at Toronto York. Alexandar Georgiev made Tampa Bay at Washington Vincent Trocheck added a goal Chicago at Colorado and two assists. Anton Stralman 34 saves as the Rangers’ losing Pittsburgh at Vancouver St. Louis at San Jose and Colton Sceviour also scored, streak reached three games. Sunday’s games Aleksander Barkov had two as- Penguins 5, Oilers 2: Tristan Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers Calgary at Dallas sists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made Jarry made 26 saves, Jared Mc- Arizona at Detroit 27 saves. Cann scored and visiting Pitts- Vegas at San Jose Monday’s games Capitals 6, Devils 3: Nicklas burgh beat Edmonton. Carolina at Toronto Backstrom had two goals and two Chad Ruhwedel, Joseph Blan- Calgary at Minnesota Washington at Boston assists, and visiting Washington disi, Kris Letang and Bran- Columbus at N.Y. Islanders beat New Jersey. don Tanev also scored for the N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia Florida at Tampa Bay Alex Ovechkin and John Carl- Penguins, who have won four Buffalo at Ottawa son each had a goal and an assist straight. Arizona at Nashville Montreal at Winnipeg ADAM HUNGER/AP as the Capitals rebounded from Zack Kassian and Riley Sheah- New Jersey at Chicago St. Louis at Los Angeles Monday’s 3-0 loss at Columbus, an scored for the Oilers, who have Edmonton at Vancouver Running back Le’Veon Bell hasn’t been quite the elite playmaker the improving to 16-3-1 on the road. lost six of seven. Colorado at Vegas Jets envisioned when they signed him to a four-year contract. Sunday, December 22, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 NFL WEEK 16 TELEVISED GAMES MARQUEE MATCHUP Green Bay Packers (11-3)

New Orleans Saints (11-3) at Minnesota Vikings (10-4) Dallas Cowboys (7-7) at Tennessee Titans (8-6) AFN-Sports, 2:15 a.m. Tuesday Central European Time at Philadelphia Eagles (7-7) AFN-Sports AFN-Sports 7 p.m. Sunday CET 10:25 p.m. Sunday CET SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 60-53-3. receptions for 103 yards and a TD in Week 15. He Series: Titans lead 8-5-1. LAST MEETING: Packers beat Vikings 21-16, Sept. had seven catches for 106 yards in Week 2 meeting. Series: Cowboys lead 66-51. Last meeting: Titans beat Saints 34-28, 15, 2019. ... Linebacker Blake Martinez led team with 11 tackles Last meeting: Cowboys beat Eagles 37- Nov. 8, 2015. 10, Oct. 20, 2019. PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (21), RUSH (17), last week. He has eight games with 10 or more tackles Notes: Titans have won five of past six Notes: Cowboys have won past four meetings. ... Saints coach Sean Payton is PASS (17). this season, tied for the most in the NFL. ... Linebacker meetings and can clinch second straight 1-2 against Titans. ... Saints quarterback PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (24), Preston Smith had an interception in Week 2 meeting. NFC East title with win. ... Cowboys coach Drew Brees completed 29 of 30 passes PASS (22) He has two sacks and two interceptions in three games Jason Garrett is 11-8 against Eagles. ... last week in 34-7 rout of Colts. He has VIKINGS OFFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (4), against Vikings. ... In one of the league’s oldest rival- Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott had 541 career TD passes and surpassed 160 scrimmage yards (117 rushing, 43 Peyton Manning (539) for most TD passes PASS (12). ries, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is 5-5-1. ... Vikings receiving) and two rushing TDs last week in NFL history. ... Wide receiver Michael VIKINGS DEFENSE: OVERALL (14), RUSH (8), quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for 342 yards and in 44-21 victory over Rams. ... Running Thomas had 12 catches for 128 yards and PASS (20). three TDs in his last home game against the Packers. back Tony Pollard had a career-high 143 a TD last week. He has eight games with STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Vikings have won ... He has 1,372 yards, 11 TDs and three interceptions scrimmage yards (131 rushing, 12 receiv- 10 more more receptions this season, the ing) and his second career rushing TD in most in a single season in NFL history. ... three of past five meetings. ... Packers can clinch NFC in four career games against the Packers. ... Running Week 15. ... Eagles quarterback Carson Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill passed North with win. ... Packers are plus-14 in takeaways/ back Dalvin Cook had 191 scrimmage yards (career- Wentz passed for 266 yards and three TDs for 279 yards and two TDS last week in giveaways category, while Vikings are plus-11. ... Pack- high 154 rushing, 37 receiving) and a rushing TD in last week in 37-27 victory over Redskins. 24-21 loss to Texans. ... Running back ers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had two TD passes in Week 2 meeting. ... Wide receiver Stefon Diggs ... Rookie running back Miles Sanders had Derrick Henry rushed for 86 yards last ad a career-high 172 scrimmage yards week. ... Rookie wide receiver A.J. Brown Week 2 meeting. He has 21 TDs and only two in- led team with 76 receiving yards last (122 rushing, 50 receiving) and two TDs in had a career-high eight catches for 114 terceptions in 11 career road games against Vi- week in 39-10 victory over Chargers. Week 15. ... Tight end Zach Ertz had five yards and a TD last week, his fourth game kings. ... Running back Aaron Jones had two ... Wide receiver Adam Thielen has receptions for 61 yards and a receiving TD with 100 or more receiving yards. rushing TDs last week in 21-13 victory over 25 receptions for 331 yards and in Week 15. Bears. He had 150 scrimmage yards (116 two TDs in his past three games rushing, 34 receiving) in Week 2 meeting. against the Packers. ... Wide receiver Davante Adams had seven

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) at New York Jets (5-9) at Chicago Bears (7-7) AFN-Atlantic AFN-Sports 7 p.m. Sunday CET 2:20 a.m. Monday CET Series: Steelers lead 18-5. Series: Bears lead 7-5. Last meeting: Steelers beat Jets 31-13, Last meeting: Bears beat Chiefs 18-17, Oct. 9, 2016. Oct. 11, 2015. Notes: Steelers have won three of past Notes: Bears have won two of past three four meetings. ... Steelers are plus-9 in meetings. ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid is takeaways/giveaways category while Jets 5-5 against Bears. ... Chiefs clinched are minus-7. ... Steelers quarterback Devlin fourth straight AFC West title last week Hodges passed for 202 yards and a TD with 23-3 victory over Broncos. ... Chiefs last week in 17-10 loss to Bills. He leads all Minnesota Vikings quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed rookies with a 67.8 completion percentage quarterback 27 of 34 passes for 340 yards and two this season. ... Tight end Nick Vannett set Kirk Cousins TDs last week. ... Wide receiver Tyreek Hill season highs in catches (five) and receiving had five catches for 67 yards and two TDs BRUCE KLUCKHOHN/AP yards (40) last week. ... Linebacker Terrell last week, his sixth game with two receiv- Edmunds led team with 11 tackles in ing TDs since 2018, the most in the NFL Week 15. ... Jets quarterback Sam Darnold during that span. ... Bears quarterback passed for 218 yards and two TDs last Mitchell Trubisky passed for 334 yards last week in 42-21 loss to Ravens. ... Running week in 21-13 loss to Packers. It was his back Le’Veon Bell rushed for 87 yards last seventh career 300-yard game. ... Wide week. ... Wide receiver Jamison Crowder receiver Allen Robinson had seven recep- led team with six catches for 90 yards and tions for 125 yards last week, his third a career-high two TDs last week. Game capsules compiled from NFLcommunications.com 100-yard game of the season.

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New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell has rushed for NFL just 676 yards and three touchdowns this season while averaging 3.3 yards per carry. Regrets? ADAM HUNGER / AP Jets RB says he has none as he prepares to face his former team

BY DENNIS WASZAK JR. me and still love me, and half that hate Associated Press me, despise me. It is what it is. “I’m going to show love, regardless, FLORHAM PARK, N.J. to everybody wearing my jersey on both e’Veon Bell will jog onto the sides and things like that, so that’ll be field at MetLife Stadium on fun.” Sunday and see plenty of Jets Bell facing familiar foes makes for fans in the stands wearing a juicy storyline to a late-season show- his green and white jersey. LThe New York running back knows down between the team he once played lots of well-traveled Steelers fans will for that’s trying to keep pace in the play- also make the trek from Pittsburgh, off hunt and the struggling squad he’s where he spent his first six NFL sea- on now that has been ravaged by inju- sons. Some might even be decked out in ries and inconsistency. his old black and gold No. 26, rooting for Still, the man nicknamed “Juice” re- their team while also paying homage to fused to add any extra to the matchup, one of the Steelers’ best players in re- maintaining a reserved approach while cent years. talking about the Steelers. Others might, well, remind Bell he’s “Going out there against guys that I an enemy now. practiced with for a long time and ac- “I think it’ll probably be 50-50,” Bell tually get a chance to compete against said Thursday of the reception he ex- them,” Bell said, “it’s going to be fun.” pects from visiting Steelers fans. “I think it’ll be half that are happy to see SEE REGRETS ON PAGE 22

Bell will see lots of familiar faces when he faces his old team on Sunday. The Jets running back spent his first six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including last year when he sat out all of it in a contract dispute.

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